As he prepared for something closer to playoff normalcy, Bam Adebayo was asked Wednesday to reflect, both on a season that started at the bottom of the standings and then to even before that, when the Miami Heat last were in the NBA playoffs.
Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo spoke to the media Wednesday afternoon about the NBA-record $228 million 5-year contract extension he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer gestures in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Miami Heat Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler (22) goes up for a shot defended by Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez (11) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler (22) passes in front of Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez (11) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, center, watches from the bench in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Miami Heat Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was out with an injured ankle, shouts from the bench in the first half of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Miami on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The Heat eliminated the Bucks with a 103-94 win.Â
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Miami Heat's Jae Crowder, left, goes to the basket defended by Milwaukee Bucks' Marvin Williams (20) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo (13) goes up for a shot defended by Milwaukee Bucks' Marvin Williams, right, in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' Kyle Korver, center, shoots between Miami Heat's Goran Dragic (7) and Miami Heat's Tyler Herro, rear, in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra gestures in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton (22) looks for a teammate to pass to in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Miami Heat Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Jae Crowder, left, goes to the basket defended by Milwaukee Bucks' Marvin Williams (20) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler (22) passes in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer gestures in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Miami Heat Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo (13) shoots as Milwaukee Bucks' Wesley Matthews, right, defends in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez (11) shoots in front of Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo (13) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Kelly Olynyk (9) passes around Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez (11) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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Milwaukee Bucks' Eric Bledsoe (6) shoots as Miami Heat's Kendrick Nunn, left, defends in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez, left, and Miami Heat's Kelly Olynyk (9) keep an eye on the ball, held by Bucks' Khris Middleton (22) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Goran Dragic (7) shoots over Milwaukee Bucks' Eric Bledsoe, right, in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Kendrick Nunn, left, shoots over Milwaukee Bucks' Wesley Matthews, right, in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo (13) grabs a round in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' Wesley Matthews, left, is defended by Miami Heat's Jae Crowder (99) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo (13) and Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez, right, watch a rebound in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez (11) goes up for a shot in front of Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo (13), Jimmy Butler (22) and Goran Dragic (7) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton, left, shoots as Miami Heat's Jae Crowder (99) defends in the second half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez (11) grabs a rebound between Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo (13) and Goran Dragic (7) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo (13) goes up for a shot defended by Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez (11) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez (11) grabs a rebound between Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo (13) and Goran Dragic (7) in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' George Hill (3) drives around Miami Heat's Goran Dragic, right, in the second half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Goran Dragic (7) shoots as Milwaukee Bucks' George Hill (3) defends in the second half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Milwaukee Bucks' Pat Connaughton (24) goes up for a shot in front of Miami Heat's Kelly Olynyk (9) in the second half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Kelly Olynyk (9) knocks the ball away from Milwaukee Bucks' Eric Bledsoe, right, in the second half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Kelly Olynyk (9) and Milwaukee Bucks' Pat Connaughton (24) watch Heat's Kendrick Nunn (25) in the second half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
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Miami Heat's Kendrick Nunn (25) goes up for a shot in front of Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton, right, in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, right, watches from the bench late in the second half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Miami Heat Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Â
