In a normal year, Giannis Antetokounmpo would be the runaway NBA MVP. His current statistics on the 2024-25 season best both of Antetokounmpo's MVP seasons (2018-19 and 2019-20). The Greek Freak, as he is affectionately known in the basketball world,

Giannis sends a message to his teammatesWith no timetable for Lillard to return, Milwaukee has had to figure things out on the fly while also jockeying for playoff position. They picked up a road win against the ailing Philadelphia 76ers Thursday evening 126-113.

On Thursday night against the 76ers, Antetokounmpo was certainly able to carry the offensive load. In fact, he had a historic night in a game that the Bucks needed to win. Antetokounmpo finished the game with 35 points, 17 rebounds, and 20 rebounds in this game. He is the only person to ever have that stat line in a single game.