Giannis Antetokounmpo Celebrates With Bucks Fans After Pelicans Miss Consecutive Free Throws

The Bucks star wasn’t going to miss out on a chance at free wings.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Celebrates With Bucks Fans After Pelicans Miss Consecutive Free Throws
Giannis Antetokounmpo Celebrates With Bucks Fans After Pelicans Miss Consecutive Free Throws /

The Milwaukee Bucks cruised to a 141–117 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night, leading to many reserves getting significant playing time, while Milwaukee’s stars got into some wild antics on the bench.

It’s not uncommon to see the starters taking celebrations to the next level for bench players as they make plays in blowouts, but Saturday night’s celebration featuring Giannis Antetokounmpo took things to the next level.

With Milwaukee leading 136–107 with 2:47 to play, Pelicans wing Naji Marshall went to the free throw line to shoot a pair of free throws. After missing the first, Bucks fans got very loud. After all, if an opposing player misses both free throws, fans win free chicken wings from Wingstop.

Sure enough, Marshall missed the second free throw, which sent fans into a frenzy and Antetokounmpo searching for his cell phone. Once he found it, he scanned the QR code to make sure he claimed his free wings along with the fans.

Leave it to Antetokounmpo to steal the show for having some fun off the court in a blowout win.


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Mike McDaniel
MIKE MCDANIEL

Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.