"When Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the visitor's locker room at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, he beamed at what he saw waiting for him: a signed purple No. 23 LeBron James jersey. "Oh s---," Antetokounmpo said, holding it in the air. He put the jersey on and flexed. "Oh yeah," said Kevin Porter Jr., stopping in the middle of his postgame interview. Kyle Kuzma shook his head at Antetokounmpo's antics from across the room. "This is greatness," Antetokounmpo said. He turned to his longtime teammate Bobby Portis. "The best part," he told him, "Look in my brother's locker." Inside Thanasis Antetokounmpo's locker was a signed purple No. 9 jersey from Bronny James, matching the one Giannis got from the younger James last year."
"It was a light moment for a Bucks team trying to salvage what has often been a morose season. "We cannot be comfortable. We can't be complacent right now," Antetokounmpo said after the game. "We got to keep on pushing, pushing [the] envelope, put our foot on the pedal and keep on moving forward. We haven't done anything, right? So, this is the time before the break, in January, that you got to stock up wins.""
Giannis Antetokounmpo discovered a signed purple No. 23 LeBron James jersey in the visiting locker room and tried it on, creating a playful moment with teammates. Thanasis Antetokounmpo received a signed purple No. 9 jersey from Bronny James, matching Giannis' previous gift. The lighthearted exchange briefly lifted a Bucks team that has struggled this season. Giannis warned against complacency, urging the team to push the envelope, put the foot on the pedal and keep moving forward. He emphasized the urgency to stock up wins ahead of the January break. The team followed the visit with back-to-back losses, including an embarrassing 33-point defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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