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Antetokounmpo responds with boos of his own after home crowd jeers Bucks during lopsided loss

Story bySTEVE MEGARGEEWed, January 14, 2026 at 5:36 AM UTC·4 min readMILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn’t remember hearing boos from his home crowd during his brilliant 13-year career in Milwaukee. It happened Tuesday midway through the Bucks’ 139-106 loss to a Minnesota Timberwolves team that was playing without Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I’ve never been a part of something like that before,” Antetokounmpo said after the game. “Something new for me.”The two-time MVP responded the same way he has whenever he’s been booed on the road. After making a driving layup and drawing a foul in the opening minute of the third quarter, Antetokounmpo offered a thumbs-down gesture and booed back.“When I get booed, I boo back,” Antetokounmpo said.

Antetokounmpo responds with boos of his own after home crowd jeers Bucks during lopsided loss

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Key Highlights

  • “I’ve been doing it all season.”Those boos poured down after Milwaukee trailed 76-45 at the break.
  • Never before in franchise history had the Timberwolves built such a big halftime lead in a road game. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAntetokounmpo acknowledged the Bucks’ effort was low Tuesday.
  • He also expanded on why the boos bothered him.“I don’t think it’s fair,” Antetokounmpo said.
  • “But everybody has their opinion to do what they want to do.
  • I’m not going to tell them what to do and how they should act when we don’t play hard or win, or we lose games or we’re not where we’re supposed to be.
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