
Nets’ No. 1 priority: Containing Giannis Antetokounmpo
NY Post
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has won the last two NBA MVP awards, and sure looked worthy of another in dominating the Nets this regular season.
Priority No. 1 for the Nets is keeping him from doing it again in the postseason, starting Saturday with Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals (7:30 p.m., TNT). It might even be priority No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 as well. “It’s cool to compete against the best on this stage at this point of the season,” Kevin Durant said. “When you’re out there with the best players in the world — MVPs and Defensive Players of the Year — it just makes it even better.”More Related News

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