The Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated by the Miami Heat last night. A shocking exit from the playoffs for the top team in the Eastern Conference is something no one expected. The Heat simply outplayed the Bucks in the five games they played during the playoff series. The Bucks lost 4-1 and the wave of criticism quickly surrounded them. Caught in between all the rough talks is the Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Most people had the Milwaukee team on their favorite list as this year’s championship contender. However, their shocking exit from the playoffs has left fans and critics scratching their heads. While everyone tries to figure out who is to blame for this loss, an NFL legend goes off on Antetokounmpo with a Shaquille O’Neal analogy.

Shannon Sharpe criticizes Giannis Antetokounmpo for his “epic failure” in the playoff game

The NFL legend is known for his astute understanding of the game. Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless host the show UNDISPUTED, where they bluntly put forth their opinion. Talking about the Bucks’ surprising exit from the playoffs, the duo sounded disappointed. Free throws have been a long-standing problem for the Bucks star. Even in the past, the 28-year-old has been criticized for missing free throws. The same story continued in the crucial game 5 for this year’s playoff series. Antetokounmpo missed a total of 13 free throws which eventually cost them their chances of a championship this year.

While talking about this massive failure from the MVP contender, the UNDISPUTED duo made a Shaq analogy. Bayless said that he has seen Antetokounmpo perform at the highest level, which is why he cannot wrap his head around this level of failure from the star.

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Sharpe and Bayless agreed that unless he plays like Shaq, where he is absolutely dominating the opposition with his physicality and skills. There is no explanation for the power forward missing that many free throws in one game. They also criticized him for his psyche while talking about how the Greek Freak responded to the loss. Bayless and Sharpe even termed the Bucks’ postseason as an “epic failure.”

Bayless said that the Bucks superstar is missing the “killer will” which is not allowing him to properly analyze his failures.

Giannis Antetokounmpo does not see the Bucks’ exit as a failure

After losing out on their chances of making it into the semifinal rounds of this season. Antetokounmpo sat down for the press conference to talk about the Bucks’ exit from the playoffs. Surprisingly, the 2021 champion said that he does not consider this a failure for the team.

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The 2x MVP reasoned his answer with a Michael Jordan analogy. He said that Jordan played for 15 years, and won six championships. Based on this record, should he be considered a failure as well? Antetokounmpo said “That’s what sport’s about. You don’t always win,” with the promise that they will try harder the next season.