What is Milwaukee Bucks' star Giannis Antetokounmpo bringing to Abu Dhabi? Skittles.

Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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What is one thing Giannis Antetokounmpo is definitely bringing to Abu Dhabi with him?

If you guessed Oreos, that's so last year. The Milwaukee Bucks star's new thing: Skittles.

Antetokounmpo shared a video on Twitter Monday from the plane, proclaiming his love for the multicolored, fruit-flavored candies.

"Can't go nowhere without Skittles," he said in the video.

The Bucks were scheduled to leave Milwaukee following practice Monday on a 16-hour plane trip to Abu Dhabi, according to a previous Journal Sentinel report. The Bucks play the Atlanta Hawks at 11 a.m. (Central) Thursday and Saturday in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

During last Saturday's preseason game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Antetokounmpo — who wasn't playing in the game — was snacking on Skittles and popcorn.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo snacks on popcorn during the second half of the preseason game against Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The Bucks lost to the Grizzlies 107-102.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo snacks on popcorn during the second half of the preseason game against Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The Bucks lost to the Grizzlies 107-102.

"I love Skittles," Antetokounmpo said in Monday's video. "Everybody was talking about like I'm addicted to Skittles."

After a brief moment of panic when he couldn't locate them in his bag, he pulled out a pouch of Wild Berry ones.

"Last year was Oreos," he said in the video. "This year, it's Skittles, baby."

ICYM the Oreo saga of 2021: Antetokounmpo had found out that you could dunk an Oreo cookie in milk.

While he was very familiar with Oreos — they were "the first thing" he ate when he came to the league. This way of eating them? A revelation.

During a commercial video shoot, a kid had asked Antetokounmpo if he ever dunked Oreos in milk before, Antetokounmpo explained after the Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons, 114-93, on Nov. 24, 2021.

"I realized from now on, that’s an every-night snack for me," Antetokounmpo said at that time. "It’s amazing."

Now, it's Skittles' time to shine. He gave his purple pouch of 'em a smooch before placing it back into his bag.

Jim Owczarski of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report. 

Contact Hannah Kirby at hannah.kirby@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter at @HannahHopeKirby.

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