By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Following the Miami Heat’s road win over the Utah Jazz, postgame questions once again turned to Giannis Antetokounmpo and his former Milwaukee Bucks coach, Doc Rivers.
The back-and-forth went from the Hall of Famer’s controversial remarks to the Greek Freak’s response. Rivers then told ESPN he had reached out to apologize.
On Tuesday, reporters asked Antetokounmpo about those updated comments, and he maintained he had not seen them. He refused to discuss the issue publicly.
“Conversations taking place between me, my coaches, my teammates, my wife, my best friends, tend to be private. I never share in the media,” Antetokounmpo said. “That’s why it’s between me and them.”
“Great,” the former champion with the Bucks in 2021 added when told Rivers had publicly mentioned sending an apology. “I don’t know if he texted me. I haven’t looked at my phone. But even if he texted, that’s private. That’s between me and him, and it will always be that way.”
He also spoke about finishing a demanding trip with five straight games at the West Coast.
“We’ve been 10 days on the road,” stressed Antetokounmpo. “I think it’s one of the toughest games that you got to play because at the same time you know you have a game, but you know that in less than 12 hours you’re going to be home. So you just got to be mentally locked in. I feel like for majority of the game we were.”
After an 0–4 start in the 2026–27 NBA Regular Season, Erik Spoelstra’s team is up 5–6. Heading back to Kaseya Center, Miami hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday in an Emirates NBA Cup 2026 fixture.
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