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Cameras Caught Giannis Antetokounmpo Taking Control of Whiteboard for Bucks' Timeout

Bucks star takes charge right before game-changing run.

Kyle Koster

Giannis Antetokounmpo made his point.
Giannis Antetokounmpo made his point. / FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin
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The Milwaukee Bucks trailed the Dallas Mavericks by five points midway through the second quarter of their Saturday night matchup when a stoppage for a coach's challenge presented a stoppage in play. Giannis Antetokounmpo maximized every second of that chance to communicate by immediately getting his hands on a whiteboard and dry erase marker to point something out to his teammates and coaches.

Obviously this is fairly standard fare as players are part of the active conversation as it comes to diagraming plays but the purpose with with Antetokounmpo took possession of that thing bordered on elite.

Milwaukee quickly went on a huge, prolonged run after the visual aid was deployed and take a 101-79 lead headed into the fourth quarter. Coincidence? Entirely possible. But be proactive enough and people will give you credit for turning a basketball game around, especially if it involves a dry erase board.

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Kyle Koster
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Kyle Koster is an assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated covering the intersection of sports and media. He was formerly the editor in chief of The Big Lead, where he worked from 2011 to '24. Koster also did turns at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he created the Sports Pros(e) blog, and at Woven Digital.

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