MILWAUKEE — Marquette University's head men's basketball coach, Shaka Smart, said he would be open to recruiting Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo after the NBA player tweeted about wanting to play for the university.

The tweet has since gone somewhat viral on X, with the NBA star writing, “Random thoughts as I sit in my living room … do I have college eligibility??? Can I suit up for Marquette tonight?”

During a press conference, when asked about the Bucks star’s tweet, Smart said he spent around “five minutes” fantasizing about what it would be like to have the NBA star on his team.

“So I’m just thinking, okay, how would we play him? You know, who do we want out there with him?” Smart said. “One of our coaches said, I think we’d win every game if Giannis played. I don’t disag

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