Bucks PJ Tucker Wore $250K Shoes In Close Out Game Of The Finals [Watch]
The Milwaukee Bucks were able to finish off the Phoenix Suns in game six 105- 98. After the win, the Bucks were crowned the new NBA Champions, and Giannis Antetokounmpo was named Finals MVP. He is the first player in NBA history to win two regular-season MVPs, Defensive Player of the Year, and a Finals MVP at the age of 26.
The Bucks were able to win their second championship in franchise history.
Giannis and his other brothers Kostas Antetokounmpo and Thanasis Antetokounmpo, are the only three brothers in history to win the NBA championships.
After the game, Giannis was at the podium, and ESPN’s Rachel Nichols posted a reel on Instagram of the Finals MVP asking PJ Tucker how much the shoes he was wearing on Tuesday night. According to the video, they cost a quarter of a million dollars.
Tucker wore a pair of diamond-encrusted Jordan 1’s, when he arrived at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
If you are not familiar with PJ Tucker, he has one of the best sneaker collections in the NBA. If you had the opportunity to visit any of the NBA locker rooms that Tucker has been in, he has his personal locker, and he has two more just for his sneakers. That is not even counting the bags of sneakers that he has on the side.
Tucker averaged 4.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in the postseason.
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