Regardless of the sport itself rapidly declining in terms of ratings, All-Star weekend does produce a variety of nice content material. And, in fact, the sport’s greatest rapper, Damian Lillard (aka Dame D.O.L.L.A), needed to contribute to the social sound chunk. Sadly, what he stated might be a little bit bit regarding for followers of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Dame’s Dream Beginning 5
The Bucks stumbled into the All-Star break on a bitter notice. First, their rookie sign caller Adrian Griffin was dishonorably discharged, and seasoned veteran Doc Rivers was introduced in to take his place. Then, Milwaukee misplaced seven of their final ten video games heading into the break. So, it’s secure to say that the state of the union wasn’t all peaches and roses earlier than this weekend.
These items of data are what make this TikTok clip from @nelsontheprodigy notably worrisome. Within the video, he was requested what his dream beginning 5 could be.
Damian Lillard reveals his dream beginning 5 👀
🔹 Damian LIllard
🔹 Steph Curry
🔹 LeBron James
🔹 Kevin Durant
🔹 Bam AdebayoIdeas? 🤔
(by way of nelsontheprodigy_/TT)pic.twitter.com/CEf6MgZ6Xy
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 20, 2024
Because the tweet above reveals, Lillard answered by saying himself (clearly), Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Bam Adebayo.
That may be a rattling good beginning 5, and if any NBA workforce boasted his lineup, they might absolutely be the frontrunner to win all of it. However one can’t assist however discover the omission of 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo. Given all the issues we talked about above (and the wonky match between Lillard and Antetokounmpo), followers can’t assist however speculate that Lillard’s reply could imply greater than it seems on the floor.
Look At All The Angles
Sure, it’s odd that Lillard didn’t embody Antetokounmpo. However he additionally didn’t embody any of his Milwaukee teammates. On prime of that, he didn’t embody both of the final two MVPs (Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid). The identical goes for different stars like Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Anthony Davis. Why aren’t we fixating on any of those names?
On the finish of the day, Lillard was requested a query on the spot, with no preparation, and he listed some nice gamers that he is aware of he would like to play alongside. Sure, it’s a little unusual that Lillard didn’t embody Antetokounmpo. However we should be cautious to not flip this into an even bigger deal than it must be.
