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WATCH: Giannis Antetokounmpo Activates Greek Freak Mode Against Hornets

Published 03/02/2020, 1:28 PM EST

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The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Charlotte Hornets 93-85 on Sunday. Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being the larger contributor.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Monster dunk

The Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis, threw down an absurd Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets. The Greek Freak spun down the lane, elevated from an insane distance and slammed one home in impressive fashion.

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With six minutes left and the Bucks leading by one, Antetokounmpo drove down the middle of the lane, did a spin move to shake Bismack Biyombo and dunked between two defenders, drawing a foul for a three-point play.

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This isn’t like any normal dunk. This is without a doubt one of the wildest dunks the fans have seen in a while. With 6 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter, the 6′ 11” player swooshed the ball right into the ring and landed on two feet as if it were child’s play.

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Clear the runway ✈️

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Giannis Antetokounmpo: Fear the deer’s Greek Freak

Giannis achieved a feat of 41 points, 20 rebounds and six assists on 17-of-28 from the field. He did it in a mere 35 minutes!

It was the fewest minutes played in a 40-20-5 game in NBA history, according to Elias Sports Bureau data. The previous low was 36 minutes by Bob Pettit in 1959 and Elgin Baylor in 1960.

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The reigning MVP became the first Bucks player with a 40-20-5 stat line since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in March 1974, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. He is also only the third player over the past 30 seasons to post those numbers, joining DeMarcus Cousins (twice) and Chris Webber.

Antetokounmpo (25 years, 86 days) is the youngest player with a 40-point, 20-rebound, 5-assist game since Charles Barkley did so on Jan. 30, 1987, at 23 years, 344 days old. It was the first 40-20 game in Antetokounmpo’s career.

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