Giannis Antetokounmpo calls sidelining 'disrespectful' as Bucks' season comes to end

Milwaukee Bucks prima Giannis Antetokounmpo remained peeved with the enactment for keeping him sidelined erstwhile helium feels similar helium could person played successful the last days of the season.

Antetokounmpo has had a roller coaster clip with the Bucks implicit the past 2 seasons owed to commercialized rumors and however the squad has managed him with wounded concerns. The Bucks person said that helium was inactive not cleared to play aft helium suffered a near genu hyperextension and bony bruise erstwhile helium landed awkwardly connected a dunk connected March 15.

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Milwaukee Bucks guardant Giannis Antetokounmpo walks disconnected the tribunal aft an NBA crippled against the Brooklyn Nets successful Milwaukee connected April 10, 2026. (Jeffrey Phelps/AP)

He hasn’t played since past and Milwaukee went 4-11 with him connected the bench, including the season-ending nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia 76ers connected Sunday.

"Being cleared to play, I don’t understand. I’ve ne'er successful my beingness denied information successful practice," Antetokounmpo said. "Whoever came up with that is disrespectful towards what I’ve done for this squad and the mode I transportation myself.

"I did what I was expected to do. I wasn’t capable to travel connected the tribunal now. Who has that say? It comes from above. I thought I had control. OK, if I’m healthy, I’m going to play. This conscionable shows maine that not conscionable me, players successful general, don’t person nary control. No, I didn’t consciousness similar I had control."

Antetokounmpo was seen warming up with nary signs of injury.

"It was draining for me, for sure," Antetokounmpo said. "If it was draining for me, it was decidedly draining for maine and the organization."

Milwaukee Bucks powerfulness guardant Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts from the sideline during the archetypal fractional of an NBA crippled against the Philadelphia 76ers successful Philadelphia connected April 12, 2026. (Chris Szagola/AP)

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The Bucks could look to commercialized Antetokounmpo successful the offseason, oregon helium could perchance motion a four-year, $275 cardinal hold successful October.

Still, Antetokounmpo said helium hasn’t formally been offered an hold and that it was inactive excessively acold distant for him to deliberation about.

"That’s excessively acold away. It’s thing I person to beryllium down with my household and spot what’s champion for me, what’s champion for my family," Antetokounmpo said. "Money doesn’t mean thing to me. Zero. Absolutely zero. What means thing to me, it’s winning."

Antetokounmpo was the centerpiece of the team’s 2021 title and has won the NBA MVP grant twice. Should helium enactment with the Bucks for the 2026-27 play and beyond, the squad could look drastically different.

Doc Rivers is not expected backmost with the Bucks adjacent season. Several players person options to workout for adjacent year, portion others are eligible for an extension.

Milwaukee Bucks caput manager Doc Rivers embraces Giannis Antetokounmpo earlier an NBA crippled against the Brooklyn Nets successful Milwaukee connected April 10, 2026. (Jeffrey Phelps/AP)

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Milwaukee volition person galore decisions to marque this summer.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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