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So I suppose it's

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an emotional time

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any time that a star player

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like Giannis gets dealt

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for the fans.

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But it just seems to me like

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he had such an attachment

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to the city of Milwaukee.

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How would you characterize it?

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And what did he mean

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to the city?

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Well, I like to put it to you

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this way.

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Giannis was our son.

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I mean, he came to us

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as a young man

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very, very young

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and the city wrapped its arms

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around him and

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he embraced us.

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He was our unicorn.

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He was the guy who

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got us a championship.

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He was a guy who

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funny story about him.

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One time, he was

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trying to get to the arena

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and he got lost

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and somebody saw him on

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the side of the road and

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picked him up and

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dropped him off.

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That's who Giannis is

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and that's who he was to us.

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So, losing Giannis is like

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losing a big part

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of our city.

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He played for us for 13 years

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one of the longest reigns

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in the NBA.

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He's going to be dearly missed.

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But it was time

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for him to

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pursue other endeavors.