{"id":9604,"date":"2023-01-21T11:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T11:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/charles-barkley-praises-giannis-effort-says-even-mj-didnt-play-hard\/"},"modified":"2023-01-21T11:43:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T11:43:45","slug":"charles-barkley-praises-giannis-effort-says-even-mj-didnt-play-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/charles-barkley-praises-giannis-effort-says-even-mj-didnt-play-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley praises Giannis effort, says even MJ didn&#8217;t play hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Charles Barkley is one of the greatest big men in NBA history. So if he praises someone, it certainly carries a lot of weight.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley&#8217;s recent &#8220;Inside the NBA.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sir-charles-loves-giannis\">sir charles loves yannis<\/h2>\n<p>Barkley, an 11-time NBA All-Star, said the Greek Freak is a workhorse who does almost everything for the Bucks every game and night. Still, according to Barkley, Antetokounmpo doesn&#8217;t get the recognition he deserves.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p><em>&#8220;We take this baby Giannis for granted.&#8221;<\/em> said the two-time NBA MVP.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley compared Antetokounmpo to Russell Westbrook of the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p><em>&#8220;With the exception of Russell Westbrook, I&#8217;m talking about great players&#8230; I&#8217;ve never seen anyone play as hard every night as they do.&#8221; <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bucks\/status\/1615182495850307585\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"comparing-to-mj\">Comparison with MJ<\/h2>\n<p>Barkley said even NBA great Michael Jordan didn&#8217;t show the same tenacity that Antetokounmpo shows on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p><em>&#8220;Even he [Jordan] I didn&#8217;t play with that kind of effort every night. he didn&#8217;t,&#8221; <\/em>said the Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>Looking at Giannis&#8217; numbers this season, we can see that Barkley&#8217;s praise has been plentiful. Antetokounmpo currently has his fourth-highest scoring average in the NBA, with him scoring 31.0 points per game. He ranks second in his 11.9 rebounds per game and is averaging 5.3 assists per game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<p>The two-time All-Star helped the Bucks compile the second-best record in the Eastern Conference with a 29-16 record. Milwaukee is just 4.5 games behind the 34-12 Boston Celtics. increase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiVmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNpLmNvbS9uYmEvYnVja3MvbmV3cy9jaGFybGVzLWJhcmtsZXktcHJhaXNlcy1naWFubmlzLWFudGV0b2tvdW5tcG8tZWZmb3J00gFbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2kuY29tL25iYS9idWNrcy8uYW1wL25ld3MvY2hhcmxlcy1iYXJrbGV5LXByYWlzZXMtZ2lhbm5pcy1hbnRldG9rb3VubXBvLWVmZm9ydA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Charles Barkley is one of the greatest big men in NBA history. 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