Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo gives raw response to postgame question: 'There’s no failure in sports'

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The Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered an early exit from the NBA Playoffs at the hands of Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

In the postgame press conference, Antetokounmpo was asked whether he viewed the season as a "failure" and he gave a refreshingly raw answer to the question.

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, #34, warms up before Game 5 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

"You asked me the same question last year, I think. Do you get a promotion every year? No, right? So, every year you work is a failure? Yes or no? No. Every year you work, you work toward something – to a goal – which is to get a promotion, to be able to take care of your family, to be able to provide a house for them or take care of your parents. You work toward a goal. It’s not a failure. It’s steps to success," he said.

"Michael Jordan played 15 years. Won six championships. The other nine years was a failure? … Exactly, so why you ask me that question. It’s the wrong question.

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, #34, after a 128-126 loss to the Miami Heat during game five of the 2023 NBA Playoffs at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee April 26, 2023. (Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports)

"There’s no failure in sports. There’s good days, bad days, some days you are able to be successful, some days you are not, some days it is your turn, some days it’s not. That’s what