The Milwaukee Bucks have won the 2024 NBA Cup, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder during a dominating game in Las Vegas.
While the franchise opted not to celebrate with champagne in the locker room following the victory, the Bucks did stay on the court for the trophy presentation from NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo was named tournament MVP, which is yet another impressive note on his already stellar resume. When he was done with the trophy, it eventually made its way to head coach Doc Rivers.
Fortunately, everything turned out OK. But there was nearly a big problem:
We almost had an NBA Cup down. pic.twitter.com/1wCypygPWz
— Jordan Treske (@JordanTreske) December 18, 2024
As you can see above, the trophy was nearly dropped before Rivers actually received it.
Take a look at it more zoomed in and Rivers’ face said it all:
— Justin Wills (@itsjwills) December 18, 2024
This is not the first time Rivers has held a trophy, as he was also an NBA champion for the Celtics in 2008.
But this was nearly a very silly and wild moment if the handoff had gone even slightly worse.
