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EXCLUSIVE: A feature film about Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was named the NBA's MVP in June, is in the works for Disney+. The upcoming streaming service has put Greek Freak (w/t), which will look at Antetokounmpo's early life and current career, into development from Disney's live-action film division. Deadline understands that former Disney and Village Roadshow Pictures exec Bernie Goldman, who produced Zack Snyder's 300, will produce from a script from Arash Amel, writer of Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan's A Private War. Continue to Article

November 01, 2019 10:45:am EST

The shorthanded Boston Celtics issued a statement to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, turning a 19-point deficit into a fourth-quarter lead as large as 13 and letting the Eastern Conference know they are not to be taken lightly. The Celtics outscored the Bucks 38-18 in the third quarter, Kemba Walker scored 13 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth and Marcus Smart did all he could to throw Giannis Antetokounmpo off his game in an inspired 116-105 victory. Certainly it was a big win for us,” Gordon Hayward told the Celtics broadcast after the game. Continue to Article

October 30, 2019 11:25:pm EST

Most likely, Giannis Antetokounmpo never sees the free-agent market and all this talk is moot. Team executives around the league say they expect the reigning MVP k will sign a super-max contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks next summer and stay put. The Bucks are a contending team and the only home Antetokounmpo has known in the United States — and the only place he has ever been able to live safely with his family in his life. Continue to Article

October 30, 2019 12:31:pm EST