The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night to fall to 0-2 in the series — a development that has sent the all-too-familiar "is Giannis Antetokounmpo on his way out? COULD HE BOLT FOR THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS???" news cycle spinning.
Antetokounmpo, the reigning MVP and front-runner to win the award again this season, has a long paper trail connecting him to the Warriors, and the television pundit class has already added the Giannis situation to the trough of daily debate topics.
While Antetokounmpo-to-the-Warriors seemed like a semi-plausible scenario a few months ago, recent developments are decidedly not in Golden State's favor.