Twitter reacts to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s block of Deandre Ayton in Game 4 of Bucks-Suns NBA Finals

In a pivotal moment late in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Giannis Antetokounmpo seemed to defy what we know about physics.

The Bucks had just taken a two-point lead over the Suns with a jump shot by Khris Middleton, but Phoenix wasn’t going away. Devin Booker lobbed a perfectly placed alley-oop pass to Deandre Ayton, who charged uncovered to the rim.

Ayton was just a few inches away from slamming down a game-tying dunk with 1:15 left when Antetokounmpo, who had been covering Booker before the pass, leaped from several feet away to deny one of the Suns’ most dynamic offensive weapons at the rim. 

Milwaukee went on to win the game 109-103 to even the series at two games apiece. The teams will now travel back to Arizona for Game 5 on Saturday. 

The block might not have been a game-saver with still over a minute to play, but it electrified the crowd in Milwaukee and sent Twitter into a frenzy: 

Some began comparing it to LeBron James’ chasedown block of the Warriors’ Andre Iguodala late in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. James prevented a layup that would have given Golden State the lead. James’ Cavaliers wound up winning the game and the title. The moment is so well-known that  it has its own Wikipedia page .

Even Iguodala himself joined in with the comparison. 

And that wasn’t even the first Antetokounmpo block to be compared to James’ block during this year’s NBA Finals. With at least two more games to be played, Antetokounmpo is putting together quite the defensive highlight reel. 

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