“Sensational.” Breaking down Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Victor Wembanyama

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[@southpawjab4749]

People can say whatever they want about Giannis and his bag or lack thereof, but one thing you can never question is his heart. He lays it all on the line EVERY time. He plays like a homeless guy looking for his next meal. Just a straight killer.

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

😂wot? He has a bag. The real fans are those who have him leading the all star votes. They know he's exciting. Fans don't vote for boring players

[@garysalazar5279]

I questioned his heart last year when he didnt want to get up after losing the ball against the Heat. He sat there. But Gianis is looking to change that this year.

[@ireoluwateniola]

@@garysalazar5279 keep in mind he was playing with a damaged back

[@aleXtreme_]

typical casual guy where all it takes for him to question is 1 bad moment while ignoring the thousands of good moments@@garysalazar5279

[@dr.secret8589]

​@@garysalazar5279 bruh he was injured. We should be glad that he even continued

[@BUCKS12]

Giannis and Wemby is the best matchup in the league no doubt

[@carsonholton3566]

Watch the video Wemby vs Giannis was a movie.

[@Kaubel]

Wem-ban-ya-MA. It's either disrespect or stupidity at this point.

[@MikeRobertJoeTILUS]

Wem😃

[@Kaubel]

@@MikeRobertJoeTILUS That's pretty funny. 🤣🤣 (Stupid big thumbs can't type)

[@WashingtonGuy]

Right? Why cant this fool say the guys name right, it sickens me

[@dookdawg214]

It's his only freakin' job. I can see the average Joe getting it wrong, but christ -- Stephen A should be embarrassed.

[@patfarget-nm3mt]

Yeah... let him call him Victor otherwise, since he calls Antetokoúnmpo, Giannis 😂 unless he thinks Giannis is his name... 🤡

[@ElonDaOmnissiah]

Popovich a genius, 18 shots, 80 other shots taken by role players basically auditioning for next years team so he can go 5-150 and draft wemby a dame/iverson/d rose. Cuz when this boy fills out like Giannis did after his rookie year, and that 18 becomes 28 shots like the freak. . . .Lord help all other franchises.

[@andrebaker7023]

Last night's game with Giannis and Wemby was amazing. Looking forward to round 2. We all know Giannis can ball; Wemby is a stud too.

[@jamesbryant3654]

I couldn't have said it any better Stephen A. For Giannis to go right at Wemby who has about 6 inches on him and that incredible reach. Got to tip your hat to him. The other day I was watching Giannis and he got his shot blocked like 3 times by the same player. But Giannis kept going at him. Scoring on the guy and even dunking on him. No fear.

[@VF0rV3ndetta]

Giannis is fearless,he even doesn't fear to shoot three's and he knows he is very bad...

[@jamesbryant3654]

And those two 3 pointers he made were big for the Bucks. They may of lost if not for Giannis's 2 late game 3 pointers.@@VF0rV3ndetta

[@hamilton8419]

I wish Stephen A says the man's name correctly DAMN

[@eb3138]

Lmao he can’tv pronounce zaza name.

[@chucku00]

Stephem A, please.

[@kitataq]

Yeah get that right Stephen B

[@maxjaeger40]

Giannis is most definitely the MVP this year. Nobody has shot 60% + with his stat line in the history of the NBA. He doesn't even stat pad like Embiid.

[@sj4632]

He does draw bs fouls…

[@maxjaeger40]

He could get 30 FT's a night if he fell down every drive like Embiid and average 40 a night though.@@sj4632

[@elak34]

@@sj4632more like no one can guard him so they foul thinking he’ll miss the fts

[@chongb]

No. Embiid is having a monster season. Jokic is a close no.2.

[@elak34]

@@chongb you dk ball

[@Prince-qr1te]

Wembys block on Giannis was like seeing Superman meet another Kyrptonian for the first time

[@clomputech]

Agreed!!! That's what I loved about that Game, Giannis was attacking on every chance that he had, he was willing to challenge and Wemby also did as much as he could.

[@Noin007]

You forgot Hakeem's rookie numbers. 20.6 pts, 11.9 rb, 1.2 stl, 2.7 blk while shooting 54% from the floor. If Jordan wasn't there, Hakeem would have won ROTY.

[@garysalazar5279]

Hakeem so good that Houston didnt regret drafting him over MJ. GOATS

[@stansb37]

Yeah but hakeem is not 19 years old when he was a rookie

[@welty9]

and how many punch per game ? I love the dude, but it was an other era.

[@rocksev21]

Hakeem was 22 as a rookie

[@Noin007]

@@stansb37 He mentioned David Robinson, who was 24.

[@RonomanRpper]

“We should be salivating for these brothers to meet”💀

[@BTCBlizzy]

🐾

[@jonathanburgos933]

😂

[@crypto_que]

⏸️

[@YaNice117]

😂😂😂

[@geo322242]

I am a Giannis fan (biased since I am Greek lol) but omg Victor is going to be a historic figure! Amazing skills and wish we could see those two teams and match ups in a 7 game series :)))

[@dragoninvegas]

I agree 100% with Steven A… I never thought I would ever have said that 🤦 Wemby and Giannis bringing the world together

[@andrikosk]

Steven A. in this video is like a pastor who preach us the truth. Even the clothes and the background are right there.

[@smadhportgas1722]

Bro giannis is incredible ! Wemby is out of this world I was so hyped during the game i loved it

[@peterpen8079]

I was very impressed by wemby because he want against an mvp in 26 minutes an did this number

[@jeanrobin1]

WembanyaMA, not Wembanyana !

[@MsEFAK]

he didn't even get it right once.

[@kitataq]

By now I think that was intentional

[@patfarget-nm3mt]

​@@kitataq I think so too unfortunately...

[@tonylouis6072]

WembanyaMa with AN M!

[@ReactionNation7]

Giannis is relentless, he doesn't let up. Wemby has his moments but Giannis is still the man.

[@ClayTorres69]

Wemby and Giannis just ressurected the NBA excitement. Just like when Curry was shooting half courts...

[@Danielsan6408]

I like Stephen on his own, No stupid fights, just heart, thank you brother!

[@iMacxXuserXx485]

Facts Stephen A, Giannis has Kobe energy. I don't care if it's a regular season game, I don't care if my shot isn't falling. I am gonna play my hardest, and if I have a bad night and got embarrassed on national television at least I gave it my all. He brings out the best from Embiid when they play each other, too.

[@adeniyioduguwa4040]

If they are planning to award Chet because of OKC performance this season they better award both of them because it would be unfair. Individually, Wemby is ahead of Chet.

[@charliemorris4641]

ROTY award is now good rookie on the best team award

[@Ebriel0000000]

They could share ROTY and nobody would be disgusted :-)

[@st8teofmind93]

Giannis is the new human highlight film every game he does something that makes you go dam how did he do that as for wemby he is a true 1 of 1 amazing what he can do at his size stars these days are so passive to go head to head that game was fun to watch

[@MBGamerZone]

this is the most ive ever seen stephen a embrace giannis wow

[@tyclavin6356]

The fact voters and espn fixate on number so much shows how there is so much disrespect on Giannis, even though people praise him. THE EYE TEST is absurd how he plays the game. Constantly attacking, the spin move now with the euro step. Amazing. His MVP every year. People prioritizing 12 assists over 10. All these subtle stats… that’s not why fans go to games. To watch one extra point compared to next star. It’s HOW the game is played and HOW Giannis plays is box office ever single night.

[@ChrisCash720]

It felt like a 1v1. Great play

[@childrenofshanghai9894]

sorry more excited to watch Giannis vs Victor over Giannis vs Chet ...

[@siniister710]

I love chet as well, but if wemby had SGA he'd be averaging 25/10/4 with over a steal and 2.5+ blocks on a winning team.

[@darrylmostella8238]

Right I don’t get how Chet gets bonus points for winning when he’s not even the best player on his team but Wemby is by far on his. Winning never mattered in ROY until now

[@Swerv_TBZ]

@@darrylmostella8238facts your teams success shouldn’t go into individual awards like roty unless it’s for mvp wemby leads all the rookies in every category except assist

[@thatboylije7892]

Wemby already averages 3 blocks a game

[@imnotchikao6317]

I’ve never seen a player whose floor is consistently DPOY or All-team defensive player. Wemby is special man.

[@ebok33643]

SGA or not for 36 minutes Wemby is 24-13-4 (1.5 ST, 4 BLK). For 36 minutes Chet is 21-9-3 (0.7 STL, 3 BLK)

[@brucelau2023]

truly these fans can say whatever they really feel about Giannis and his bag or lack thereof, but one thing you can never question is his heart. He lays it all on the line EVERY time. He plays like a homeless guy looking for his next meal. Just a straight killer.

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

😂wot? He has a bag. The real fans are those who have him leading the all star votes. They know he's exciting. Fans don't vote for boring players

[@marcopeel]

What’s a bag?

[@realness2628]

You keep saying his name wrong. At least recently. Its not wembenyaNa its wembenyaMa

[@mylesreed6627]

Excellent points. Finally, Giannis get’s the laudable assessment that he should.

[@lilyrubyify]

I can't take this dude seriously when he just kept saying WembanyaNa... If there's one rookie that as a NBA talking head you should definitely spend a few minutes to learn to pronounce his name correctly out of professionalism and respect, it's this freakin' kid. You can't even be bothered to do that? smh

[@alexfrederico4026]

They need to stop lying he is not 7'3 he's 7'5.... That one got me 😂

[@ddream777]

Truth is American stopped producing. Kobe was half foreign.

[@jujolo18]

Giannis is great for the nba

[@ludovicbostral]

i love the fact that Stephen A mispells Wembanyama 90% of the times

[@phmagnani]

Wemby is not in "minutes restrictions", the Spurs are tanking. If Wemby played more minutes, they could win games, and that's not their goal right now. I know it sounds awful, it's true though

[@manuelrodrigues4252]

Happy to see finally Stephen A. feels the same about the greek Freak as I always did. Just a pity the Bucks are still working on a better defense since getting Dame. Jrue's exit still hurting, imagine Dame and keeping Jrue, that would have been the deal.

[@cagonzal13]

Wemby is creating a lot of rivalries with everybody

[@nicholasnajibi3082]

Giannis is fucking crazy 🏀

[@kingnos2470]

Giannis 🙌🏼👑

[@mitz5446]

That match took me back. That’s what we want to see!

[@kyleharmer6812]

Am I the only one that's bothered how he kept saying "wembyana" lol bro he's been in the league long enough where his name shouldn't be that hard to say anymore lol

[@mastermind4711]

This is going to be a good rivalry

[@keithnelson7629]

Now that was basketball

[@ceciltorres6906]

Giannis got the win, but there is a young lion about to take over the pride. He just needs to eat more beans .

[@Hary6c]

Stephen please it’s WembanyaMa not WembanyaNa 😃

[@gf5050]

Would be great if u d pronounce wemby s name properly at that stage 🙏

[@oussamachraibi1787]

Wemby is yet more complete than any one in NBA. If he keeps safe, he Will dominate the league during long years…

[@EmmanuelIhim]

Wondering what it would take for Stephen A to pronounce WembenyaMA correctly 😂

[@RevoZtuns]

That game was a perfect example of why people love NBA Basketball.

[@tikoitas13]

damn Stephen you couldn't be more on point

[@Samsation93]

Wembanyama* WITH AN "M" at the end. Good grief you're in the national media learn how to read and pronounce someone's name.

[@explosivehotdogs]

I think the most amazing thing of this match-up is that the rest of the Spurs managed a chance to take the W. It shows that they can rise to the occasion as a team in spite of their awful record. Most people would assume that game would be a blowout. My two cents.

[@elijah.j3288]

Speaking of international talent!! Luka deserves this year mvp with his outstanding play!! Anyways Giannis displaying why he deserves an mvp or two more later in his career

[@grc787]

Dude still fucking up his name over and over Kinda hard to take this shit seriously when you can't even get the names right😄

[@telmolicious]

Damn.. not looking forward to hearing SAS talk about future matchups between Donchick and WembanyaNa 😅

[@childrenofshanghai9894]

just then give ROY to the whole Thunder team and not just one player would make more sense...

[@crazy4pancake]

this brother clearly didn't hear the announcer say "Oh MAMA WembanyaMA!"

[@kenspeckleg8447]

Who the hell is Wembanyana?? These people can't even read now?

[@rickrobitaille8809]

It so exciting to watch evolve 🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@user-pq7jj3vs3e]

I came here just to hear Stephen a mispronounced wembanyama’s name

[@PistolPete1984]

Well put Stephen A!!

[@rickrobitaille8809]

Talent without heart Shakespearean tragedy 🇨🇦🔥🇺🇸

[@vincentsouchaud6717]

0:27 Show the minutes played respectively in the recap.

[@chucku00]

I'm gonna keep on calling him Stephem A Snith until he gets Wemby's name right.

[@shaunaveiro]

Stephanay Smith 😂😂😂 He probably never will get it right

[@greekveteran2715]

Great take! Love you man! keep it up! Wee are lucky to have such players in the NBA, it takes things from good, to exceptional, only by adding these 2 fellows in the mix!!! Gaiinis and Wemby, history in the making!!!

[@dpcstrat]

Mr. Smith, please pronounce his name correctly. Peace!

[@nikpredom7095]

it took stephen A smith a full 4 years to finally acknowledge giannis as the monster that he trully is, after winning his first MVP... A near perfect performance vs a phenomemenal talent, a rookie but i guess it still counts.... lol

[@jccarp2]

Stephen A is too smart to keep mispronouncing wembanyama’s name

[@marcopeel]

I think he is intentionally being disrespectful. It’s not like he is semi literate or something.

[@jccarp2]

@@marcopeel no he’s not illiterate. He’s just lazy

[@kitataq]

Welp that gets him a lot more comments that lead to more views so yeah 100% intentional

[@patfarget-nm3mt]

he must be dyslexic in addition to being a bit stupid, that doesn't help either...

[@jayr1404]

Chet is in a better team tho, that's why on paper he looks better. while Wemby is playing in a rebuilding team. Pound for pound I got Wemby for ROTY.

[@nateleibold4221]

It’s Wembanyama not Wembanyana.

[@Whos-That-Guy]

preaching!

[@edgardtorres6162]

Block of the year 👍

[@fredyiii8767]

His name is “Wem-ba-nya-MA” and not Wembananya please make the effort Stephen A

[@kingbalmer3810]

Wemby gonna be great just not right now lol he still playing too fast and has to get a go-to move at 7’5 no one can guard that shit if he does develop a consistent move I’d like to see him do that skyhook the cap used to do he gets that and awesome hookshot he be a problem don’t wanna see him shoot

[@kaiserkaine5227]

Is Stephen always saying « wembanyaNa » after all this time??? 😳 Man, I can’t believe it 🤦‍♂️ isn’t it your job?

[@btowhidi_1713]

Giammis Antetokunbo vs Victor Wembanyana was great

[@tennised2283]

Clever; SAS leaves out standout rookie centers from the era before they kept stats for blocks. Kareem averaged 28 pts and 14 rebounds as a rookie and won a chip his second year and was finals MVP. Do you want to hear about Wes Unseld as a rookie? What about Dave Cowens? What is superlative about Wemby is the hype, so far; can he win anything?

[@alexgrayafc49]

Facts Le Bron killed it with his friendly approach

[@lllightskindude]

What about the 2016 finals when he blocked curry and trash talked or the 2020 playoffs in the bubble when LeBron hit the logo 3 on the blazers or what about the 2023 playoffs he let Dillion Brooks have his fun then they got 40 pieces

[@lllightskindude]

Everyone has different instincts you guys make it seem like LeBron is friendly all the time which isn't true he's a nice guy but make no mistakes he will have his moments when there's no joking around no more the 2012 playoffs against the Celtics game 6 & 7 the Celtics series in 2018

[@JudeGill-tl8po]

Stephen A is 100% right

[@alexo5303]

Giannis scoring x2 3pts in a row during crunch time, when his biggest weakness is 3 point shooting... that's the MVP case right there. Think about where Giannis was 8 years ago and how far he's come and how he's improved on his weaknesses.

[@patfarget-nm3mt]

because no one challenged him on these 2 shots, he was like in training... 4 to 5 seconds of preparation for each of his shots. or when a star meet the 29th defense in the league....

[@nukiolbartes6279]

most of nba players are doing summer training together.. thats why

[@glennriley3193]

Wembanya-MA, we got to get this right.

[@RonensJourney]

Fucking hell how hard is it to pronounce a name right? It's WEM BAN YA MA NOT THAT HARD

[@ForbiddenTechniqueTV]

Stephen A. PLEASE say victor’s always name as Victor WembanyaMA not -yaNA. Or just say Wemby. Wemby is fine too. But not “wembanyana”

[@chesterchambers9643]

Please work on pronouncing the man's name before committing further. Your points are not wrong but we expect you to be better on such details.

[@ZigbertD]

How can one of the biggest sports broadcasters in the nation not know how to pronounce Wembanyama's name? Seriously, he has to know, right? Is he mispronouncing it on purpose? Is it some kind of weird flex, like "i"m so big I don't have to pronounce stuff right! Chat Hoomgreen! Scoop Harndersnon!" Like, W the actual F???

[@jasonmusic9938]

excellent breakdown, now what happen to the pacers talk, they gotta get through miami

[@rickrobitaille8809]

Great moment in big men😂😄🇨🇦🔥🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@rickrobitaille8809]

It's in the Stars 🇬🇧🇨🇦🔥🇺🇸🌐

[@arnaudnirin3950]

Yeah right Superstars mostly those playing on the same position should guard each opther no question. Not like that 2017 Finals where someone was avoiding SlimReaper at all cost. That same guy who s willing to guard any one apart of thoses who might embarrassed him in 4K. Who wonder shy this guy is so durable

[@Varek.50]

You should know his name by now. It's disrespect to keep calling him WembanYANA. It's WembanYAMA.

[@dg87]

First of all, he twisted his right ankle very bad, that's why he's on a minutes restriction. Second, it's WEMBANYAMA not WEMBANYANA for crying out loud!

[@home9dog2blue199]

if Stephen A. dont PUT THAT DAMN "M" back in Web-man's damn name 😂😂😂

[@tichaboyfr]

Brother you gotta put the 'M' at the end of Victor's name. Victor WembanyaMa.

[@MarcoDeLasVegas]

WembanyaMa, not WembanyaNa! If he's there to stay 15 years, get use to his name!

[@brianwatson7099]

I need a World Vs U.S.A All Star Game

[@Tehui1974]

KD has got heart. He now wants to join the Bucks FFS.