NBA L2M report rules Giannis Antetokounmpo should not have been called for foul against Ron Holland

Jaylen Brown: Yall got weird energy. Nike Basketball: Nothing childish about ’em. 59 for the Greek freak. -via Twitter @FCHWPO / November 14, 2024

Milwaukee has been actively calling teams to gauge trade interest. While every player on the roster is trade eligible outside of Gary Trent Jr., Taurean Prince and Delon Wright (and no, Milwaukee is not looking to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo), finding a partner presents a challenge. -via ESPN / November 14, 2024

“At the same time, it’s a dangerous play. That’s not a basketball play. I think the ref did a great job of making the right call. I couldn’t hear what it was, but I know that he got ejected. But at the end of the day when you play guys like (Jalen) Duren and Stewart, guys that are physical, tough, you gotta expect that. Coming to the game I knew it was going to be tough for me to get to my angles and make plays.” Crew chief Mitchell Ervin reiterated after the game in a pool report that “Stewart makes unnecessary and excessive contact with an aggressive pulldown of the jersey of (Giannis) Antetokounmpo with follow through creating significant impact and potential for injury to a vulnerable airborne player. -via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel / November 14, 2024

It’s only been five days since Ron Holland II’s first NBA season started, but he’s already feeling the love from the Detroit Pistons. “I think it’s been an amazing experience,” Holland told RG.org in a sit-down interview at a morning shootaround at Rocket Mortgage FieldHohuse before taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers later that day. “I’m just really getting to know these guys, getting familiar with their games and just seeing the brotherhood that this franchise has, being able to build everybody and knowing that everybody’s got the heart and the right amount of grit to help turn this franchise around.” -via Responsible Gaming / October 28, 2024

He’s a tenacious defender with a fiery competitive spirit and a ton of burst, which makes him a seamless fit for a J.B. Bickerstaff-led Pistons squad that’s determined to make noise in a new era. “He understands how to impact winning and what that looks like, from a guy who’s used to [having] the ball in his hands, the dominant playmaker, scorer all those things,” Bickerstaff said pregame on Friday in Cleveland. “But he kinda understands how he’s working his way into this but how he can still be impactful because that’s all he wants to do. At a young age, that’s very mature, and that bodes well for his future.” -via Responsible Gaming / October 28, 2024

The 19-year-old wasted no time putting his defensive prowess on display, shuffling his feet, staying in front, and forcing a jump ball against a driving Bennedict Mathurin. He also recorded a couple of steals. There were hustle plays, too, including his first bucket in the league via a putback off the glass. He wound up with just six points but was active off the ball and got three good looks from distance in his 15 minutes of action. “I wouldn’t say it felt the same as Summer League, but it definitely felt like I’ve been there before for sure,” Holland said. “Bright lights, big stage. We did so much preparing for the game weeks prior. I was just ready, and I went out there, and I feel like I gave energy and effort and I gave my team the best chance.” -via Responsible Gaming / October 28, 2024