Many within the NBA world suppose that Giannis Antetokounmpo is the mastermind behind the shock firing of Adrian Griffin, however Giannis is setting the file straight.
After the Bucks’ 126-116 win over the Cavs, reporter Lori Nickel requested Giannis if Griffin getting dismissed felt any totally different to him as a result of he was concerned within the hiring course of.
He gave a really detailed reply and spoke overtly and truthfully in regards to the state of affairs.
“This is the thing that I don’t like about the NBA,” Giannis said. “It’s a loopy enterprise. Yesterday, Coach Griff was our head coach. Today, he’s not. And we stroll in there and it’s like he was by no means right here. I don’t like that in regards to the NBA and I communicate overtly about it. But I perceive it. It’s enterprise. People being traded, folks being waived, folks have to change their entire lives similar to that (*snaps fingers*). And on the market, folks making a narrative that’s not correct. But I’m an individual that I actually strive to not fall into it. I refuse to fall into the bubble of ‘Oh, this is accurate’ or ‘Oh, this is not accurate’ as a result of at all times there’s going to be one thing on the market about me, in regards to the workforce. Like ‘Oh, he did not have a good relationship with Griff.’ False. I beloved the man. I invited him to my wedding ceremony, you realize?
“I talked with him. I used to be coached by him and we did very, very, very nicely. In a place like that you’ve got to perceive that when any individual’s being employed at occasions, the GM may come and ask, ‘What do you think about that? What do you think about this?’ or no matter and never simply me, gamers, those who he trusts their recommendation. But at occasions, they make it seem to be it’s the gamers which can be making the choice and this man received traded as a result of he wished him, however like no. I’ve a job. My job is to be the very best model that I could be and check out to lead this workforce to win video games. Like that’s the reason I receives a commission. I don’t receives a commission to change folks’s lives and make folks uncomfortable. I receives a commission to defend, block pictures, and I strive to stick to that as a lot as I can. Because I perceive that I don’t like that side of it.
“And there’s people that get paid a lot of money to make those decisions and those decisions are hard. And I gotta respect also 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, 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.”
