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Giannis Says He Got Black Eye Stopping Purse Snatcher After Bucks Loss

Outlets questioned the account’s literalness as the BucksX post spread his locker-room tale.

Overview

  • After the loss to the Kings on Nov. 2, Giannis Antetokounmpo told reporters he intervened at a Pick'n Save when a man tried to snatch a woman's purse.
  • He said the man elbowed him in the eye as he grabbed him, which he offered as the explanation for his visible black eye.
  • Antetokounmpo said he subdued the suspect, returned the purse, paid for the woman's groceries, and that police took the man into custody.
  • The Milwaukee Bucks' official X account posted the exchange, amplifying the story to a wider audience.
  • Coverage described his tone as joking and noted that no independent confirmation of the alleged arrest or incident has been presented.