The NBA has ruled that it will not take any action against the Bucks over their decision to shut down Giannis Antetokounmpo late in the season, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (via Twitter).
The dispute between the Bucks and their franchise player displayed the disconnect and increasing acrimony between the two parties. Charania reported on Monday that the Bucks are fielding offers for Antetokounmpo, with a chance that a trade could be made prior to next month’s draft.
An investigation into the dispute over Antetokounmpo’s health was launched in early April as the Bucks held out the two-time MVP due to a left knee hyperextension and a bone bruise.
The two sides presented differing views of the situation, with the Bucks expressing a belief that Antetokounmpo wasn’t ready to return and didn’t actually want to play, while Giannis insisted he was healthy but the team refused to give him medical clearance. The NBA’s decision to not take further action implies that it sided with the team’s version of events — or at least that there wasn’t enough evidence to disprove it.
Antetokounmpo didn’t play after March 15 due to that knee injury. He appeared in just 36 games over the course of the season due to knee, groin, ankle, and calf issues. The fewest games he had played during a regular season leading up to 2025/26 was 61.
Exactly how are you going to enforce when a team decides to sit a player for fear of a bigger injury? If I’m paying a guy over 50 million a year nobody is going to tell me when to play him if my Doctors tell me it’s a bad idea. NOBODY! Silver ought to quit his job and become a coach if he wants to ruin a players career, But he’s ruining enough being the idiot he is, As it is. Keep up the good work.
Pretty sure the medical team didn’t clear him. That’s ok though, most basketball fans have their brains shamswashed into thinking Milwaukee is actively shopping Giannis.
Listening and fielding offers for somebody is never a bad thing. I’d be really amazed if he is traded myself. It doesn’t hurt anything to listen. The hilarious part is when you hear stuff like the Warriors are willing to include the 11 pick in a trade for him. The Warriors could offer every pick they have access to that they can deal thru 2032 and it wouldn’t come close. Ahhhh gee thanks the 11th pick for Giannis. Where do I sign? LMAO
The Bucks, the fans, and I think Giannis himself wants to resign… Ownership basically says sign or get flipped but that’s just saying we need a commitment or we have to look at other options.
How is Silver the bad guy in this? It was the players union (and Giannis) that made a stink about this so the league had to step in for appearances sake, but they correctly decided not to levy any punishment. What else should have been done?
Why would the Players Union give a crap about this? Did they refuse to pay him? Did it cost him any bonus money? They have absolutely no reason to be involved at all. End of story. As far as Silver goes, If everyone is like me we’re still trying to figure out how he got the freakin job in the first place. Now that’s a mystery.
IIRC they made a public statement at the time (as did Giannis of course), so it doesn’t matter whether it did or didn’t make sense to you or anyone else.
When confronted by league offices I imagine giannis gave confusing answers lol.
Trade Kuzma, Rollins and picks for veteren starting SF, SG and PG starters
Hope all their players decline their player options
Sign a bunch of players that want minutes on minimum contracts
Keeping Turner, Portis, Giannis, the Giannis brothers and AJ Green as a sixth man.
Four more years of 22M per season owed to Lillard. Fire the person who made that decision.
Sign Bud and Middleton
Kuzma sucks. Middleton is washed up. Break down the whole team – trade every one – restart with younger players for Taylor Jenkins to mold.
Middleton would be a sixth man. Yes Kuzma sucks right now.
So you want to trade Giannis. What would you trade him for ?
Giannis and Gary Trent, Jr. for Paul George and Edgecombe…
Nurse gotta win or he’s done anyway.
Would Milwaukee do it?
No. They can get pick #13, Herro, Jaquez, Ware, additional picks from Miami. Milwaukee needs youth/picks not 76ers leftovers.
Hmmm… Edgecombe is now conveniently a 76 leftover lol