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After shining again for the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo insisted it takes more than one player to slow him down in the NBA.

There isn't one guy who can stop me – Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo does not believe there is a single player in the NBA who can stop him.

The Milwaukee Bucks forward achieved a triple-double in his team's 106-97 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, recording 19 rebounds and 11 assists to go alongside his tally of 33 points.

Asked after the game if he enjoyed going up against Thaddeus Young, who was posited as someone capable of slowing up Antetokounmpo, the Greek responded by insisting opposing teams must use more than just one player to impact his game.

"Oh, come on, man. Thaddeus Young, he's a great guy, first of all," Antetokounmpo told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

"[He is an] Amazing player, amazing team-mate, plays hard. At the end of the day, I'm not trying to sound arrogant and cocky because that's not who I am, but I don't think there's one guy that can stop me.

"It's going to be a whole team effort. They've got to load, they've got to double-team me. When I get to the paint, three guys swarm at me. That's the only way.

"They've got to all work together to stop me from making plays – not getting points, from making plays. But he's a great defensive guy."

Antetokounmpo's impressive performance against the Pacers helped the Bucks improve to 43-14 on the season, putting them top of the Eastern Conference heading into the All-Star break.

The Greek Freak tallied his 9th 30-point/15-rebound game and 5th triple-double of the season!!#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/dkvK9TnAsI
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) February 14, 2019