In the NBA regular season, the Bucks lost to the Lakers 95-119. After the game, Antetokounmpo was interviewed by reporters in the locker room.

The reporter said that head coach Rivers briefly attributed the defeat to the second game of back-to-back after the game. The reporter asked Antetokounmpo if he had similar feelings.

In this regard, Antetokounmpo said: "It doesn't matter. Everyone in the NBA knows that back-to-backs are part of the game. You must be mentally prepared for the intensity of back-to-backs. You have to train well in the offseason to have the physical strength to play back-to-backs, so this is not an excuse. Are the Lakers also back-to-back? So this is not an excuse.

"We can only play better, both as athletes and people, we try not to make excuses. They played better than us. We fell behind by 30 points in the first half and only scored 34 points. This is not okay. This way, the total score for the whole game is only over 60 points. We missed a lot of goals that we normally would, but that doesn't explain our defence.

"Because even if the ball doesn't go in, you still have to play tough enough and try to grab rebounds. If the ball doesn't go in, you have to find a way to hit the basket and try to do something. Are we tired? Maybe, but the opponents are also very tired. They also played back-to-back games and have to fly, right? They should be more tired than us, right? So this is not an excuse."

In this game, Antetokounmpo scored 32 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and made 5 turnovers.