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Suns can hack and whack Giannis, but know he’ll keep coming

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) looks to shoot past Phoenix Suns' Cameron Johnson (23) and Jae Crowder during the second half of Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) looks to shoot past Phoenix Suns' Cameron Johnson (23) and Jae Crowder during the second half of Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) looks to shoot past Phoenix Suns' Cameron Johnson (23) and Jae Crowder during the second half of Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Giannis Antetokounmpo pointed to a pair of scratches, one on his forehead and the other on his cheek.

Those NBA Finals battle scars are proof, he figures, that the frustrated Phoenix Suns are indeed fouling him.

“So they’re making my pretty face ugly,” Antetokounmpo said.

The Suns may be hacking and whacking him, but they sure aren’t stopping the Milwaukee Bucks star.

Coming off two straight 40-point performances, Antetokounmpo will try to help the Bucks even the series in Game 4 on Wednesday.