Report: Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo thought Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade was ‘fake news’

When news of the bombshell Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks broke, many believed that Shams Charania of ESPN was hacked, with the perpetrator simply looking to mislead millions. After all, it was hard to believe that the Mavericks would give up on Doncic, a true superstar who led them to the NBA Finals last season at the age of 25, and trade him to the Lakers, of all teams, without drumming up what would have been the craziest bidding war in NBA trade history. Even Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn’t believe it was real.

Speaking to reporters after the Bucks’ 132-119 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night, Antetokounmpo expressed his disbelief over the stupefying trade between the Lakers and the Mavericks — even going as far as to think it was “fake news”.

“I thought it was fake news. It’s insane,” Antetokounmpo said, per Eric Nehm of The Athletic. “This is the world we’re living in. It’s a business, you have to understand nobody’s safe, nobody’s safe.”

It’s unreal how much Doncic has already accomplished with the Mavericks, and he’s only approaching the prime years of his career. He has made it to the All-NBA First Team five times, and he is simply one of the most dominant players the league has ever seen, passing both the eye test with his wizardry as well as the box score aspect by stuffing the stat sheet as much as he does.