Big Poppa

I come in peace...in search of knowledge.

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

I’m thinking of creating a bottled water called “Sip”. It’ll be about the size of a thimble, created for folks who always open up regular sized bottles of water, take one sip, and never touch the bottle again.

Our slogan will be: “Oh, you gon’ FINISH this bottle of water!”💧

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

“We?” 😂

[NFL Memes @NFLMemes]

My girl: "Don't forget we have plans this Sunday"

Me:

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

Unless he’s playing against the Bucks, I’m rooting for Giannis. My fear is—if he gets injured with his bully ball style of play, the Miami AND national media won’t be kind to him. I’m already seeing media members waiting for his injury pattern to continue. 🏀

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

Maaaan…

[Eric Nehm @eric_nehm]

Personal update: After getting the opportunity to cover the Milwaukee Bucks for the last decade, I am moving to Miami for a new role covering the Miami Heat at @TheAthletic.

Leaving Milwaukee is going to be incredibly difficult, but I am excited for the new opportunity.

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

I swear at first I thought this was an old back-in-the-day video of the Ball brothers.
🏀

[RyanPatrick🇺🇸🦅 @RyanHatesGovt]

Why did I watch this whole video?

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

Di-zamn!! 👀

[💟 ᏦᏋᎩ ᏦᏋᎩ ᎷᎧᏁᎥᎤᏬᏋ 💟 @KeyKeytoMarz]

I want alllll my money back and I was not even there 😒😑

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

@WadexFlash Y’all are just now seeing/paying attention to this, but Giannis has posted these 3-pt videos every offseason for the past several years. This is cool and all, but we always wanted to see this translate to the regular season.

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

@russwest44 @Seankellytfm Blessings, young King. ✊🏾

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

@TCIIIESQ21 He won’t have those same liberties he had with the Bucks. Good for them. They won’t be afraid to tell him “No.” They are keeping the main thing the MAIN thing. With all that said…GO BUCKS!! 🏀🦌

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

@TCIIIESQ21 They are in the same position we were in with Giannis—trying to find pieces from other teams on the low and hope we could create soul food with ‘em.

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

@TCIIIESQ21 I said it shortly after the trade that The Heat would turn into the Milwaukee Heat. They’ve had problems for the last several years drawing big name free agents to their organization, and as much as I dig Giannis, his signing wasn’t going to be enough to move the FA needle.

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

A dope thought. 🏀✊🏾

[Michael Redd @MichaelRedd_]

The Bucks are dead. Long live the Bucks.

Players come and go. The team is the thing that lasts. It's the deal every one of us signs up for, whether we know it or not. You get your window to be the man and you try to give the city everything you've got while you're there. Eventually though, somebody else comes along to take your place.

I came up in the league what guys like Glenn Robinson and Ray Allen meant to Milwaukee. Later on I got a little run of my own there, and down the road I watched younger guys like Brandon Jennings get their shot too. Now, I don't belong in the same breath as a lot of these names, especially not the one we're talking about today, but for the sake of making my point I'll include myself.

Every one of us mattered to Milwaukee for a stretch. And every one of us got moved, got old, or got left behind when the team decided it was time. No shame in it. The name on the front of the jersey will always outlive the name on the back.

What Giannis did in Milwaukee speaks for itself. He brought a title to a city that waited 50 years for one. Two MVPs. Defensive Player of the Year. He stuck around when plenty of guys his size would've pushed their way out a lot sooner, and he gave that place everything he had for more than ten years. One of the greatest to ever wear that incredible Bucks jersey.

But the page always turns. It turned on Kareem all those years ago, it turned on me and the fellas I played alongside, and now here it is turning on Giannis too.

It's just time, for both sides, to get the next chapter started.

Thank you, Giannis. For the championship, for the memories, and for repping Milwaukee the right way.

The Bucks are dead. Long live the Bucks.

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

guys to one year contracts to come in and be sharp shooters. When Giannis goes down now you’re hoping they can go from stationary shooters to being shot creators. It hasn’t worked out well for us as of late. 🤷🏾‍♂️🏀

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

3- pt shot. That’s been great ON PAPER, but as a Bucks fan, when Giannis misses multiple games due to injuries, now you’re hoping those role players, or lower level talent, can now step up and help carry a team to still win. That’s the issue we’ve had the last few years, signing

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

Eddie @Jumpshot8 Johnson made a great point that illustrated the handcuffs the Bucks have been in with Giannis. While discussing trade scenarios with the Miami Heat, he said they would surround Giannis with lower level talent (relative to bigger named talent) who could shoot the

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

Stephen A. Smith must feel nauseous down to his toes right about now. I bet ain’t no “I love EVERYBODY!” thoughts running through his mind now!

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

Starts with the letter “G”.

[Justin Wills @itsjwills]

This video is hilarious now 😭

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

Great points.

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

@WWCDD_QG @TinaLocklair @DiscussingFilm Can you use you big boy BRAIN and remember what you comment was…what was presented to you, not once, but TWICE. Now…have those seats. You’ve garnered enough attention this evening.

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

@WWCDD_QG @TinaLocklair @DiscussingFilm You’re the dummy, dummy. I just posted another link. Just quit while you’re behind…Far behind. 👋🏽

[Big Poppa @BBC4YA]

@WWCDD_QG @TinaLocklair @DiscussingFilm And another one. You’re still sitting, right?

https://t.co/7HrdXPG8VY