The Bucks were favourites to win the NBA title before the season was suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Milwaukee owned the best record in the league at 53-12, ahead of LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers, in pursuit of their first title since 1971.
While COVID-19 has halted Milwaukee’s quest, reigning MVP Antetokounmpo is hoping to take the NBA trophy to his native Greece and the party island of Mykonos – channelling Chicago Bulls great Jordan.
“Before all this happened with COVID-19, I was talking about taking the team on a trip to Greece in Mykonos,” Antetokounmpo said via the Athletes Doing Good Radiothon on ESPN.
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“Mykonos is one of the best islands in Greece, it’s a party island. You cannot go there with your significant other, you got to be by yourself. It’s got to be a boys’ trip.
“Obviously, we have Santorini, Santorini’s really romantic. It has the best sunset and sunrise in the world. You can take your significant other there.
“I had the opportunity to go last year – I went with [Eric] Bledsoe and Brook [Lopez] to Mykonos – and I was kind of sad I wasn’t able to bring the whole team to experience what we went through.
“So definitely, I think, after we win the championship and we’re holding the trophy and we’re all smoking a cigar like M.J., we can all do that in Mykonos.”
It remains to be seen when, and if, the 2019-20 season will resume following the coronavirus outbreak.
NBA practice facilities have started to re-open this month after the league had targeted no earlier than May 8 for teams to return to their complexes.
Commissioner Adam Silver is reportedly considering the league returning via two locations – Orlando and Las Vegas.
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