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Giannis Antetokounmpo gave a 4-minute answer when asked about Adrian Griffin's firing, saying that he had a good relationship with the coach and he was not involved neither in Griffin's hiring nor exit.

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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo shared his thoughts about Adrian Griffin's firing.

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The Greek international gave a 4-minute answer, starting with that he didn't like how fast everyone moved on.

"This is the thing that I don't like about the NBA. It's a crazy business. Yesterday, Coach Griff was our head coach. Today, he's not," Antetokounmpo said. "And we walk in there, and it's like he was never here. I don't like that about the NBA, and I speak openly about it."

"But I understand it. It's business. People being traded, people being waived, people have to change their whole lives just like that [snaps fingers]. And out there, people creating a narrative that's not accurate.

But I'm a person that I really try not to fall into it. I refuse to fall into the bubble of "Oh, this is accurate" or "Oh, this is not accurate" because there's always going to be something out there about me, about the team.

Like, "Oh, he did not have a good relationship with Griff." False. I loved the guy. I invited him to my wedding, you know? 1 talked with him. I was coached by him, and we did very, very, very well.

In a position like that, you have to understand that when somebody's being hired at times, the GM might come and ask, "What do you think about that?" "What do you think about this?" or whatever and not just me, players, people that he trusts their advice.

But at times, they make it seem like it's the players that are making the decision, and this guy got traded because he wanted him, but like, no. I have a job. My job is to be the best version that I can be and try to lead this team to win games.

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Like, that is why I get paid. I don't get paid to change people's lives and make people uncomfortable. I get paid to defend, block shots, and I try to stick to that as much as I can. Because I understand that I don't like that aspect of it.

And there's people that get paid a lot of money to make those decisions and those decisions are hard. And I also gotta respect Jon. Because it's hard. It's not easy. But again, me personally, I don't want to be involved in that. I don't like that.

Have I been in a position to be asked, "What do you think about that?" or "What do you think about this?" Yeah, many times. But I was not involved in the hiring of Coach Griff. I talked with him the same way I talked with Coach Bud. But nobody said I was involved, you know, in hiring Coach Bud because I was a kid.

But of course, they asked, "What do you think about this guy?" "I think he's a great guy. He looks like a good guy to me." "What do you think about Coach Griff?" Everybody, they're good people. But ultimately, I don't make that decision.

Lori [the journalist that asked a question], don't get me wrong, I wish I did, you know? I wish I did. But I don't. I really, I really don't. I just try to stick with basketball," Giannis finished his lengthy response.

It's already been reported that Doc Rivers will take over the Bucks.

The Bucks have a 31-13 record and stand in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.

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