Giannis Antetokounmpo Brutally Trolls Kevin Durant on the Daily Show

Giannis Antetokounmpo Brutally Trolls Kevin Durant on the Daily Show

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:26 PM
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo brutally trolled Kevin Durant on an episode of the Daily Show
  • The star offered to teach Durant how to win by himself instead of joining a superteam
  • The Milwaukee Bucks star and the Phoenix Suns star have a combined three NBA titles

Milwaukee Bucks superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo jokingly trolled Kevin Durant during a segment on Comedy Central's the Daily Show.

The Greek Freak called out Durant for joining superteams, offering to show him how to win on his own.

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Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo have both won NBA Finals MVP awards. Photos by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE and Christian Petersen.
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Durant and Antetokounmpo's legacies are set since they've won almost everything in basketball. Durant has won two NBA titles, while Antetokoumpo has won one.

However, the route Durant took to win his two rings has always been heavily debated. He joined the 73-win Golden State Warriors team fresh off the NBA Finals.

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The Warriors knocked Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder from the playoffs in the 2016 Western Conference finals. The veteran forward joined a powerhouse containing the Splash Brothers, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, and Draymond Green.

They went on to dominate the next few seasons.

Antetokounmpo trolls Durant

Acting host, Hasan Minhaj urged Antetokounmpo to send a message to Durant, who recently joined the Phoenix Suns. The Bucks star read from the script as he delivered his message, per Clutchpoints.

"You keep joining superteams to win an NBA title. How about we work out together some time so I can teach you how to carry your own team?”

The two-time MVP also talked about his family, his father's foundation, and his love for sweets. He finished the segment by trying to talk trash about Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, LeBron James, and Durant, per Basketnews.

Minhaj tried to make him say the words with a more menacing demeanor, but that failed horribly. After 'trash-talking' Durant, Antetokounmpo spoke highly of the veteran forward, calling him one of the best scorers ever.

When it came to LeBron, the 2021 NBA champion went off the script and started praising the Los Angeles Lakers forward, annoying Minhaj. Nevertheless, he demonstrated his respect for other top players in the league.

Is Giannis becoming injury-prone?

Sports Brief recently reported on the injury Antetokounmpo picked up against the Heat. He left the game with 1:13 remaining in the first quarter.

The Greek Freak was listed on the injury report before the game because of the right wrist sprain he suffered before the All-Star break.

The excellent news for Antetokounmpo and the Bucks is that his injury is reportedly nothing serious, and he is considered day-to-day.

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Edwin Kiplagat
Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.