By flying on game day and driving straight from the airport to the arena to play the Heat, the Bucks experienced one of the more extreme examples of life on the road. While that could have led to complaints from players, Giannis Antetokounmpo put things in perspective after the game. “This is not the toughest conditions that I’ve played basketball,” Antetokounmpo said after putting up 25 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three blocks. “The only difference is that we had to take a flight. “At the end of the day, if you call this adversity, I think the team responded very well facing this ‘adversity’ — that we had to take a flight for two hours before the game. At the end of the day, we still woke up in a five-star hotel, had breakfast, sit down as a team, talked as a team while we were waiting for the bus. We had a pretty nice bus ride. And we went to our plane, charter plane, private plane, everybody has their own seat. You can order some food on the plane. Get some fruit if you want. They have drinks too. After that, your cars are warm right in front of the plane waiting for you. You get in your car and you get to the arena in like 15 minutes. And after that, you do your routine and you get ready for the game. For me, those conditions are not that bad. I’ve been in way, way worse conditions in my life. “But if you want to call this adversity, I’m very happy and proud of how the team responded. Even though we did all that, we were locked in and came in here to win.”
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
