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Giannis Antetokounmpo's Viral Instagram Post After Bucks-Suns Game

Giannis Antetokounmpo made a post to Instagram after Tuesday's game.

On Tuesday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks faced off against Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns in Arizona.

The Bucks were playing without Brook Lopez and Damian Lillard (and Khris Middleton got hurt). 

Booker led Phoenix with 32 points, and the Suns won by a score of 114-106.

Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 34 points, ten rebounds and six assists while shooting 13/24 from the field and 1/3 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time.   

Following the loss, Antetokounmpo made a post to Instagram that had 350,000 likes in less than 24 hours.  

Antetokounmpo captioned his post: "I love playing against the best 💪🏾💪🏾"

Antetokounmpo is having another sensational season with averages of 31.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per contest while shooting 61.1% from the field in 49 games. 

With the loss, the Bucks dropped to 33-18 in 51 games, which has them as the third seed in the Eastern Conference.  

They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak and are 5-5 over their last ten games. 

Following the Suns, the Bucks have concluded their road trip and will now host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday evening.  

As for the Suns, they improved to 30-21 in their first 51 games, which has them as the sixth seed in the Western Conference. 

They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak and are 7-3 over their last ten games. 

Following the Bucks, the Suns will host the Utah Jazz on Thursday evening.