Did LeBron James Just Troll Giannis Antetokounmpos Brother After Win vs. Nets?
Even before the Nets traded for James Harden in January, expectations were sky high for a Brooklyn team that appeared to have all the pieces necessary for a title run. The Beards arrival amplified that thinking to the nth degree. In the end, though, the Nets high hopes were never realized. Injuries played a big part in derailing Brooklyns dream, with its 115-111 loss to Milwaukee in Game 7 of their second-round series serving as the final dagger. In the end, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 40 points and 13 rebounds in his teams series-sealing win, had the last laugh. ALL the latest Nets news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Nets newsletter here! Join Heavy on Nets! LeBron Trolls Giannis Brother  Antetokounmpos imprint on the second-round series was massive, of course. Even before dropping 40 points on Saturdays Game 7, the two-time NBA MVP averaged 30.5 points and 12.8 rebounds through the first six games of the series. MVP-caliber numbers. The same could not be said for Thanasis Antetokounmpo. Thanasis, Giannis older brother and also a forward for the Bucks, averaged just 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game for Milwaukee during the regular season, and its been a similar story for the 28-year-old in the postseason. Through the first six games of the second round, Thanasis averaged 0.8 points and 0.5 rebounds in 3.9 minutes per game. Not exactly MVP numbers. But Thanasis is advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals just the same as his brother. That fact tickled one of the NBAs best. Josiah Johnson, who owns one of the most popular accounts in the world of NBA Twitter, took to Twitter after the game on Saturday night to hammer home the point about Thanasis advancing with his brother, using a perfectly meshed video clip and caption. The video clip came from the 1997 Chris Tucker-led film Money Talks. In the 11-second clip, two men celebrate a successful prison break as they make off in a helicopter. Tucker is there, too, a successful escapee himself thanks only to the fact that he was handcuffed to one of them and they had no choice but to bring him along for the ride. We made it! Tucker exclaims. Johnsons caption was perfect:  How Thanasis celebrating the Bucks win with Giannis and Middleton pic.twitter.com/81U1jXM7vU  Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) June 20, 2021  Johnsons tweet had 30,000 likes within three hours of him posting it. It even drew the attention of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. LeBron used 12 laughing emojis to convey his thoughts.   LeBron James (@KingJames) June 20, 2021  And the rest of NBA Twitter laughed along with James.   Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 20, 2021  Dawg.why do u do this!!!   Damien Woody (@damienwoody) June 20, 2021    Tyson Chandler (@tysonchandler) June 20, 2021  Follow the Heavy on Nets Facebook page for the latest breaking news, rumors and content out of Brooklyn! Giannis Weighs in on Game 7 Win  The Bucks had to do it on the road, facing the odds-on favorite to win the title heading into the postseason, and against two of the games brightest stars in Kevin Durant and Harden. In spite of all of that, they found a way. Weve all worked extremely hard to be in this moment and Im not talking about basketball, Im talking about life, Giannis said after the Game 7 win, via the NBA on Twitter. I wanted everybody to live up this moment, to fill this moment, to cherish the moment. Because we are built for this. Thats why we are here. No matter the pressure, no matter whats going on, we are built for this. We believe in who we are.  "We've all worked extremely hard to be in this moment and I'm not talking about basketball, I'm talking about life."  @Giannis_An34 after the @Bucks prevailed in Game 7 #ThatsGame Milwaukee will face the winner of ATL/PHI in the #NBAECF presented by AT&T. #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/PQBIdayoZT  NBA (@NBA) June 20, 2021  READ NEXT: Nets Opt Not to Trade Spencer Dinwiddie, Who Has Hilarious Reaction [LOOK]