Remember when Vince Carter literally jumped over that 7-foot dude in the Olympics to throw down a dunk?
Right, well Giannis Antetokounmpo just offered up a sequel. Out on the fast break with his buddy Khris Middleton, Giannis started striding down the court like a long jumper approaching the sand pit. Then, as Middleton tossed up the lob, Giannis simply jumped over Tim Hardaway Jr.
Like, literally over him. The worst part about it for poor Hardaway Jr., is that he didn't even know what was happening. He turned around to try and defend the lob and found himself underneath the Greek Freak.
The Greek Freak jumps OVER Hardaway Jr!! pic.twitter.com/auLCHgf79v
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) February 7, 2018
Sheesh.
Now, Giannis' effort wasn't quite as impressive as Vinsanity's, because he didn't jump over a 7-footer, but any time you jump over another NBA player in the flow of the game, it's pretty damn impressive. That's normally something people associate with the dunk contest, not a fast break in a regular-season game.
After the game, Giannis told reporters that he didn't see Hardaway Jr., which is just a ridiculous flex.
Asked Giannis about his dunk over Tim Hardaway Jr. tonight and he had some fun with it. Smiled as he said Khris Middleton's pass wasn't a good one and that he didn't see Hardaway. Then I asked what the response has been so far. Here are his answers to both questions: pic.twitter.com/qlnahMm3hw
— Matt Velazquez (@Matt_Velazquez) February 7, 2018
"I did not see Tim Hardaway under me."
Hardaway Jr. is 6-6! So basically, Giannis just jumped over a 6-6 dude on accident. Now you know why people call him the Greek Freak.
