It appears that the NBA has a new comedian, with Utah Jazz big man Jusuf Nurkic saying Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo sucks against certain defenses and that you can stop him in transition, forcing him to shoot.
This has clearly put a target on the back of the Bosnian center, who, coincidentally, will take on Giannis and Greece on Tuesday in EuroBasket. Speaking to BasketNews, Nurkic said, "At the end of the day, just stop him in transition and live with his shots. Generally, he’s sucked at those defenses the last few years he’s played in EuroBasket.