2023-10-12 02:38:06
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin announced on the “NBA Today” program that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard will both play for the first time in the Crypto.com Dome on Sunday night against the landlord Los Angeles. Lakers, this is also the first time the two have played as Bucks teammates.
Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard missed the Bucks’ first two warm-up games, but they are ready for a star-studded game against Lakers stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James on Sunday.
Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin said on the “NBA Today” show: “We hope to see them in a competitive game live, which is an exciting time for us, but it is a process and we are Take it step by step.”
The Bucks made a blockbuster trade with the Portland Trail Blazers a week before training camp, acquiring Damian Lillard and letting him play easily during the warm-up games.
Although the two have not yet appeared in the game, they have trained together. Adrian Griffin said: “Our training is very competitive, so we have the opportunity to play against them, and they have not let us down. We can try to let them play together. The better.”
Khris Middleton, Damian Lillard’s second brother on the team before he came to the Bucks, played only 33 games last season due to injury, but signed a new three-year contract during the offseason. He still did not participate in the warm-up. game and did not fully participate in training.
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