Giannis Antetokounmpo’s triple-double gambit fails as NBA rescinds rebound

Giannis Antetokounmpo stated he stole a triple-double. The NBA took it again.

The league adjusted the statistics from the Bucks’ win over the Wizards on Sunday night time, erasing Antetokounmpo’s last rebound that might have given him his fourth triple-double this season.

He grabbed a defensive rebound with about 9 seconds left, understanding that left him one rebound in need of 10. He hustled the ball downcourt, received close to the rim the Bucks had been taking pictures at, hesitated for a second, after which deliberately threw the ball into the underside of the rim earlier than catching it.

“Kind of stole one,” Antetokounmpo acknowledged Sunday night time.

On-site statisticians credited him with a missed shot and a tenth rebound from that play. The NBA evaluations all stats from every recreation and commonly makes modifications to right errors or omissions, and it eliminated the final rebound Monday. According to league guidelines, for a subject aim try and depend as official, the participant has to shoot “with intent to score a field goal.”

Milwaukee gained 117-111. Antetokounmpo completed, formally, with 23 factors, 13 assists and 9 rebounds. The stat adjustment dropped his rebound common from 11.94 per recreation to 11.92 — however his taking pictures share, with the missed “shot” additionally erased, improved from .538 to .539.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.