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Giannis flattered by LeBron, but 'not fair' to compare eras

MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo says he appreciated the compliment LeBron James gave him by saying the Milwaukee Bucks star could have scored 250 points in a game if he'd played in the 1970s.

But the two-time MVP also said it isn't really a fair comparison.

"Great compliment, but I don't like comparing eras," Antetokounmpo said Friday after the Bucks' 116-107 loss to the New York Knicks. "It's not fair. If I'd played in the '70's, how everybody practiced and how everybody played, we would have played the same way.