Andres Nocioni: Antetokounmpo and Lillard axed Adrian Griffin / News - Basketnews.com

Nocioni thinks Giannis and Dame were responsible for the firing of coach Griffin. The former player proclaimed Griffin was a great guy and suffered due to being a rookie coach.

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The Milwaukee Bucks parted ways with head coach Adrian Griffin earlier this season. After the departure, the team has won just a single game in six tries with the new coach, Doc Rivers.

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Former NBA player Andres Nocioni, who played for Griffin with the Chicago Bulls, was highly critical of the move.

"As time goes by, all stuffed animals lose their hair. Giannis Antetokounmpo has always worked on his impeccable figure and on the discourse that there is no such thing as failure, etc. However, for me, Griffin was killed by him, along with Damian Lillard. Simply put," Nocioni wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

"I met Griffin in Chicago. He was a mentor, and I remember him as a great guy. Maybe he was a rookie, it's possible, but he was axed," Nocioni continued. "And now Milwaukee is more irregular than before. Who is in charge?"

Antetokounmpo was initially named as one of the proponents of hiring Griffin last summer. However, reports later stated that Griffin lost control of the locker room.

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