On a great night for the Milwaukee Bucks, the NBA Awards, which took place on Monday in Santa Monica, California, also acted as a fitting finale for Giannis Antetokounmpo’s tremendous individual season.
This was about more than a single season, though. Anybody who watched an emotional Antetokounmpo take to the stage to accept his Most Valuable Player award, and offer up a moving speech to close out the show, had the fortune of witnessing something of a culmination.
At this point, Antetokounmpo’s journey to the NBA is well-publicized and yet that doesn’t take away from its fairytale nature.