MILWAUKEE — For much of the night the game had been a duel between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jalen Brunson, the two All-NBA players dragging their teams to the fourth quarter.

But in the end, after rumors and speculation about his future — and maybe leaving Milwaukee for the Knicks — Antetokounmpo came out and took the game over. And when he was in the midst of it, he pounded his chest and you could see him mouthing, “This is my city.”

And it was as he poured in 37 points to lead the Bucks to a 121-111 win over the Knicks. Afterward, he dismissed any notion that he was interested in any other city.

“I don’t read that,” he said of the ESPN report that spurred the speculation. Asked if there was truth to the story he shook his head no and said, “I don’t remember that. Right now I’m here r

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