Giannis Antetokounmpo not happy with the Milwaukee Bucks waiving Damian Lillard?

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"Could be something, could be nothing!" Chris Hayes reports that Giannis Antetokounmpo is not happy with the Milwaukee Bucks for waiving Damian Lillard. Will this lead Giannis to asking out of Milwaukee?

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00:00he reports Giannis Antetokounmpo is not pleased with the Bucs' decision

00:10to waive Damian Lillard.

00:12It's a loyalty thing.

00:15Right?

00:16It's a, it's a, it's a, oh, no.

00:19Oh, I know this look.

00:21Really?

00:21I know this look.

00:23I know this look.

00:25Could be nothing.

00:26What is the meaning of it, Watson?

00:27What is the object of this?

00:28Could be something.

00:29Could be nothing.

00:29Why would they do that?

00:35Don't you love it when sometimes you think you did something and it backfires?

00:41Because look, Miles Turner's a nice player.

00:44Okay.

00:44He's a nice player.

00:45Who?

00:46Miles Turner.

00:47The Bucs signed Miles Turner.

00:48No, no, no, no, no, no.

00:50But to do that, they had to waive Damian Lillard.

00:53And as it was put very well by our boy, Wes Goldberg from Lockdown Heat,

00:58that's kind of like paying Miles Turner $59 million a year.

01:03Because now you've got to pay Damian Lillard that dead money for five years.

01:08Right.

01:09Does it count against the cap?

01:10Yes.

01:11So why not keep?

01:12Well, because you go over the cap.

01:14Because you get to make, you get to stretch it out.

01:16But when Damian Lillard makes $60 million a year, Leroy, to stretch him out,

01:21he's still quite a hefty salary.

01:23Yeah.

01:24And so you did it to sign Miles Turner, young Brooke Lopez.

01:28And you also may have pissed off Giannis Antetokounmpo.

01:35Ooh.

01:35No Limits said it perfectly.

01:37Hmm?

01:38Giannis is lying.

01:39No way he wasn't told beforehand.

01:42I don't know.

01:42He said the same thing after the Middleton trade.

01:46Yeah, but you look around.

01:47Here's the thing, though.

01:48You look around.

01:49It's one thing after the Middleton trade and the Brooke Lopez trade.

01:54And now you're stuck with Miles Turner and Kyle Kuzma.

02:01Guys you haven't done anything with.

02:03Who are these guys?

02:04I mean.

02:05They're good players.

02:07Hey, they're good players.

02:09They're not good players I've done anything with.

02:11And now you did dirty by Damian Lillard.

02:14Who tried.

02:14Which, you know what?

02:16This is the one thing, the one problem I have.

02:20And I'm going to say this to all young athletes.

02:24Okay?

02:26Look at Damian Lillard.

02:29And look at how he was treated for being a company guy.

02:34He had conversations with Portland.

02:36He was very cordial.

02:38At no point in time did he make a stink.

02:45And they said, you know what?

02:47To hell with that.

02:49We're sending you to Milwaukee.

02:53Milwaukee.

02:54Goes into Milwaukee.

02:58Stand up guy.

02:59Right?

03:00The best guy.

03:01Everybody says he's the best guy.

03:02Right.

03:03Giannis loved him.

03:04He did all the right things.

03:07And now you have a situation where stretching you, you're out.

03:11Because he gets hurt.

03:12What do you think?

03:12I'm going to say this.

03:14And I mean this.

03:17And I can't be any more serious.

03:20In professional sports, there is no reward for being a company guy and a stand-up guy.

03:32You have to be a jackass.

03:36Everybody who has been has gotten exactly what they wanted.

03:41The guys who haven't in any sport have been walked over.

03:47So, you can call it what you want.

03:51You can have people complain about you making a stink.

03:55But in the end, understand, if you play the company line, if you're the company guy, that company will take a dump on you.

04:09Just go look at the past.

04:11Go look at every player.

04:14Yeah, Joe Cronin deserves to rot in basketball.

04:15Who's been the company guy?

04:18Look.

04:19D-Wade.

04:20D-Wade never made a stink.

04:21We don't have to talk about that.

04:23Never did anything.

04:24And what did Pat Riley do?

04:25We don't have to talk about that.

04:27It happened a long time ago.

04:28Conversely.

04:30I was very mad about that then.

04:32And I'm very mad about that.

04:32Jimmy Butler made a stink.

04:35Shot a whole bunch of one-legged threes.

04:38Got exactly what he wanted.

04:40You know what the best part about the Jimmy Butler saga was?

04:42And still is underreported.

04:44It took him two games because even taking one-legged threes against the Pelicans wasn't bad enough to lose to the Pelicans.

04:53Right.

04:54He tried to do it against the Pelicans, but it took until the Pacers game because he was like, damn it.

05:00He kept trying to do things that entire season.

05:03Like, remember when he was playing dominoes with his agent, Bernie Lee, in the locker room?

05:09Because he's like, oh, they're playing the Rockets tonight.

05:11This is going to piss him off.

05:13But instead, it was like one of the best wins of the season.

05:16And Tyler Hero got spiked on his head.

05:18And Terry Rozier stood up for him.

05:20And everybody's having a great flight home.

05:22And nobody gave a rat's ass.

05:23Then he comes home.

05:24And, of course, he gives me the side eye at practice.

05:26And then he goes and plays the Pelicans.

05:29He does one-legged threes.

05:30But they still beat the Pelicans because it's the Pelicans.

05:33And it took until another game of being a jackass before finally he goes,

05:38I'm so glad to play basketball.

05:41Oh, somebody just pointed out.

05:43Remember Isaiah Thomas?

05:45I do.

05:46Sucking it up for the Celtics?

05:48And what happened?

05:49They were bastards to him.

05:50Right.

05:51There is no – and, like, I hate – let me just say this.

05:56I hate feeling this way.

05:59I really do.

06:00Because some of the cities that I've played in, some of the cities that these young athletes play in

06:09are incredible cities and the fans are great.

06:12But just know this.

06:16The second you struggle, nobody's going to give a damn.

06:21So get your money.

06:23And I don't feel bad about saying that, even though I would enjoy everybody to be on the same page as far as –

06:31like the Panthers, they're winning, it's all kumbaya, you know, everything's great.

06:38But guess what?

06:39You know down the line.

06:42You know what I mean?

06:43You don't know that.

06:44I don't.

06:45You don't know that.

06:45All I have is history.

06:47All I have is history.

06:50That's it.

06:51I'm not guaranteed.

06:52Are you saying you want them to trade Carter over Hagee to make space?

06:55No, I'm not saying –

06:56Why would you say that?

06:57Why would you say –

06:57He has a no-movement clause in him.

07:04Does he?

07:04He does.

07:05Wow.

07:06You want to know why?

07:07Why is that?

07:07Because he's swaggy.

07:10Let me ask you this.

07:12Let me ask you this.

07:13Okay?

07:14Very beautiful what you just said.

07:16Yep.

07:16If Giannis is upset, if this is genuine –

07:20I have no reason to say that, Chris –

07:21Because Greg Anthony, by the way, of NBA TV –

07:23Put on NBA TV if you don't mind, Marcos.

07:25Ty Jerome, the new Bane.

07:27Uh-huh.

07:29He went to the Grizzlies.

07:30Don't –

07:31Okay.

07:31You're going to look at me right now.

07:33Look at Tobin.

07:34Look at me right now.

07:34Look at his eyes.

07:35You're not going to get distracted by news that happened yesterday at 7 p.m.

07:39Oh, it did?

07:40Yes.

07:41Okay.

07:42I would just look at him.

07:42Don't look at me right now.

07:43Look at me.

07:44Look at his eyes.

07:44Look at me.

07:45Look at me.

07:46Listen to me.

07:49Did –

07:50Turn off that TV.

07:51Nope.

07:52Let me answer my question truthfully.

07:54Okay.

07:55If Chris Haynes is not lying –

07:57Okay.

07:58I have no reason to think he's lying.

07:59Or if Giannis isn't lying.

08:00Mm-hmm.

08:02Let's say Giannis is really upset.

08:03Mm-hmm.

08:05Did business just pick up?

08:10He wasn't happy with the Middleton.

08:12I asked you a question.

08:14No.

08:15Here.

08:15Did business just pick up you, Trey Grinch?

08:19I'm not Trey Grinch.

08:21Then answer the question.

08:22But here's –

08:23Don't –

08:23Do not talk about Ty Jerome.

08:25Let me talk.

08:26Fair enough.

08:28So, here's the deal.

08:33The same was out there when they got rid of his number two.

08:42Mm-hmm.

08:43But then they got Dane.

08:45No.

08:46Your timeline's messed up.

08:47My timeline's messed up?

08:48Yeah.

08:48Okay.

08:49Okay.

08:51The same report came out when they got rid of Predator.

08:56No, it didn't.

08:57It did.

08:57No, it didn't.

08:58It did.

08:58They said he wasn't happy they got rid of Predator.

09:00No, that wasn't true.

09:01You just read a tweet.

09:02You read a chat.

09:03Yeah, I did.

09:03Okay.

09:04You did not have the report.

09:05That's what I do.

09:06Can you just answer my question and stop talking about Ty Jerome?

09:09Did business –

09:10I'm not talking about Ty Jerome.

09:10You did talk about Ty Jerome.

09:12Did business pick up, Leroy?

09:13Did business –

09:13Okay.

09:13You know what?

09:14I'm asking Jennifer.

09:15Jennifer.

09:16Yeah.

09:19If Chris Haynes' report is true and Giannis is upset –

09:23Even though there's another report that says Giannis helped in the street.

09:28Who said that?

09:29I just sent it to you.

09:30Who?

09:31Let me see.

09:31His name is Evan Seidman.

09:35Oh, he's an AI bot.

09:36I don't care.

09:37Okay.

09:37Cool.

09:38Evan Seidman.

09:38He's a fake reporter.

09:39Okay.

09:39Go.

09:40Actually, I'm not joking about that.

09:41He's an AI.

09:42I apologize.

09:43If this report is true, did business just pick up?

09:49We got to say, Tobin.

09:52Yes, it has.

09:53Yes, business just picked up, Leroy.

09:56Of course, business just picked up.

09:58Yonis Ante de Kufo wants out of Milwaukee.

10:01And, of course, where does he want to go?

10:03To Miami with Damian Lillard.

10:06Pat, I knew you had it in you the entire time.

10:09Let's go.

10:10Leave the window, leave the window!

10:12Wow!

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