Could Giannis Leave the Bucks? Plus: Monday Night Surprises, NBA Cup Pairings, and More Observations.

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Verno and Jacoby debate Giannis Antetokounmpo’s decision to scrub anything Bucks related from his social media accounts and what this means for Giannis and the Bucks going forward. How much longer will Giannis remain in Milwaukee? They then recap the Monday night slate of NBA action before sharing six observations as we pass the quarter mark of the season. (00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch! (00:30) Giannis has scrubbed his socials; what happens next? (14:00) The Jazz beat the Rockets (17:05) The Mavs withstand Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets (24:13) Cade Cunningham turns it on late in the game as the Pistons beat the Hawks (26:51) Dillon Brooks and the Suns snap the Lakers' win streak (34:27) Desmond Bane lifts the Magic past the Bulls (37:48) Clippers lose fifth straight to the Heat (44:33) Verno and Jacoby’s first observation (52:31) Verno and Jacoby’s second observation (59:25) Verno and Jacoby’s third observation The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby Producers: Jessie Lopez, Stefan Anderson, and Brian Waters Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the mismatch, I'm Chris Vernon, and joining me see us every week from
0:17.6	the ringer.com is Dave Jacoby. Jacoby.
0:20.5	Verno, right before the pod, we have discovered and lightly confirmed, lightly researched.
0:28.3	Some tweets and Instagram posts have been deleted by Gannis Attentacompo.
0:34.2	Gannis Attentacompo.
0:37.0	What do you make of it? We got to start there.
0:40.4	Sometimes losses can be more devastating than others. And I suppose a loss to the Washington Wizards last night was the final straw.
0:51.3	Because you and I, before we are recording the show, see a post saying,
0:57.8	Yannis has deleted his social media stuff.
1:01.0	And I go and immediately check his Twitter feed.
1:04.3	And all of his tweets going back to 2021 are gone.
1:09.3	And it says like NBA player on his bio. And then I went to his Instagram.
1:15.6	And it now has 12 posts total on his Instagram. And the only bucks related thing is him holding up a
1:24.3	trophy. Like what is going on? This new age in 2025, the passive aggressive, I'm going to do this.
1:32.5	I'm going to let you know how I feel on social media is so crazy.
1:37.7	And the idea that they lost to C.J. McCollum, Chris Middleton, and the Wizards last night.
1:44.1	And the fallout is now so much greater than just that individual loss to the Wizards.
1:51.0	Like, it does send a message.
1:54.7	There's no way around it.
1:55.9	And whether you want to say it's just him being frustrated, but pretty extreme to go through the work, to go through
2:03.4	your social media and start, this is how people let you know nowadays of their discontent.
2:09.8	It seems like you would take a long time and be annoying. Like, I don't know, I don't delete posts
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