One of the cooler things about Giannis Antetokounmpo winning 2019 NBA MVP is that he fulfilled a challenge delivered by none other than Kobe Bryant in 2017.
Back then, the ex-Lakers legend was throwing tweets around as part of a Nike promotion, sending challenges to various NBA players with the phrase #MambaMentality.
The Greek Freak apparently felt left out of the challenge and called for Bryant to include him. Bryant’s response? Three letters: MVP.
On Monday night, Antetokounmpo officially met the challenge and won the award, which means Bryant has a new one for him. Want to take a wild guess at what it is?
Here’s the original tweet:
I’m excited for the day the Bucks center wins a ring so we can see what Bryant says next: “Four more championships,” probably.
