Breaking news: NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks has terminated his employment with the team following a background debate with management over….

It goes without saying that one of the top players in the NBA at the moment is Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Milwaukee Bucks star’s reputation as a winner hasn’t been nice to him in the postseason, as evidenced by a recent statistic.

The Bucks selected Antetokounmpo with the 15th overall choice in the 2013 Draft, which included players like Rudy Gobert, CJ McCollum, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Even though he didn’t have a particularly strong debut season, his later years in the league have shown differently.

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With an NBA Most Improved Player average of 22.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game in the 2016–17 campaign, Antetokounmpo emerged victorious. Years later, after helping Milwaukee significantly improve from where the franchise was when he was drafted, the Bucks’ All-Star forward earned two MVP awards in 2019 and 2020.

After the Bucks defeated Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals, the Greek Freak proceeded to scale the peak of the mountain. However, injuries or a deficiency of offensive options when Antetokounmpo was in the starting lineup have plagued Milwaukee ever since, making it difficult for the team to advance far in the playoffs.

Speaking of ailments, Antetokounmpo’s calf issue will keep him out of the Bucks’ series against the Indiana Pacers. As it stands, Alex Burns’ latest post on X demonstrated the significant role he has had in Milwaukee’s past two postseason runs:

Giannis has only contributed 4% of the Bucks’ playoff minutes in the previous two campaigns.

Giannis: 91 minutes in total

Burns tweeted, “Bucks: 1,993 total minutes played.”

When all of that evidence was considered, it became clear that Antetokounmpo had a detrimental influence on both the Bucks’ previous and current postseason runs. Milwaukee’s performance on the court tends to decline when he is not playing, so it is reasonable to assume that they won’t be able to hold out against Indiana for very long.

It’s unfortunate that Antetokounmpo, who won a ring in 2021, has lost favor in the postseason. The Bucks have a chance to compete again if he can manage to remain healthy and surround himself with a better team. Fans will have to wait and watch if the Greek Freak can return in time to prevent the Pacers from eliminating his team.