The Utah Jazz social media team certainly pays attention to the news.
Utah surprisingly demolished the Bucks in Milwaukee on Monday, winning 132-116 in a game they led by as many as 33 at one point. Though the Bucks were without Damian Lillard because of personal reasons, it was still a very impressive performance by the Jazz, who made 20 three-pointers and had six players score in double figures.
On their official team X page after the game, the Jazz found a clever way of trolling the Bucks. They posted a brief video clip of Adam Klauke, who was smiling and giving the thumbs-up while carrying a bunch of basketballs. Klauke serves as Utah’s [Josh Nichols voice] equipment manager!
JAZZ WIN!!! pic.twitter.com/9wd7b0tZa3
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 9, 2024
That was a savage callback to some comments made by Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo several days prior. After a loss on Saturday to the Houston Rockets, Antetokounmpo mentioned how everybody on the Bucks needed to be better. He also made a point of saying that even the equipment manager needed to be better.
Giannis Antetokounmpo: "Every single thing, everybody has to be better. Everybody. It starts from the equipment manager. He has to wash our clothes better." 💀 pic.twitter.com/fIw9hbbUJu
— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) January 7, 2024
By Antetokounmpo’s gauge, Milwaukee’s equipment manager really underperformed on Monday relative to Klauke. Utah was more than happy to point out that much (though we have seen far worse performances from team equipment managers this NBA season).
