So I suppose it's
an emotional time
any time that a star player
like Giannis gets dealt
for the fans.
But it just seems to me like
he had such an attachment
to the city of Milwaukee.
How would you characterize it?
And what did he mean
to the city?
Well, I like to put it to you
this way.
Giannis was our son.
I mean, he came to us
as a young man
very, very young
and the city wrapped its arms
around him and
he embraced us.
He was our unicorn.
He was the guy who
got us a championship.
He was a guy who
funny story about him.
One time, he was
trying to get to the arena
and he got lost
and somebody saw him on
the side of the road and
picked him up and
dropped him off.
That's who Giannis is
and that's who he was to us.
So, losing Giannis is like
losing a big part
of our city.
He played for us for 13 years
one of the longest reigns
in the NBA.
He's going to be dearly missed.
But it was time
for him to
pursue other endeavors.