{"id":7774,"date":"2025-05-23T05:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/doc-rivers-says-he-talks-to-giannis-all-the-time-amid-bucks-future-uncertainty\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T05:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:12:00","slug":"doc-rivers-says-he-talks-to-giannis-all-the-time-amid-bucks-future-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/doc-rivers-says-he-talks-to-giannis-all-the-time-amid-bucks-future-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Doc Rivers Says He Talks To Giannis &#8216;All The Time&#8217; Amid Bucks Future Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Doc Rivers<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I Talk To Giannis &#8216;All The Time&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8230; Amid NBA Star&#8217;s Bucks Future Uncertainty<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-22T18:31:17-07:00\">May 22, 2025 6:31 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-ed519320c6b83c7b86aace0d845d612a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3ae15c5a-1bbc-425b-9786-532c9765aaa1-338822390-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-3ae15c5a-1bbc-425b-9786-532c9765aaa1-338822390-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 410'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/82\/16by9\/2025\/05\/23\/823b2453b49d474793c54b37455bddbc_md.jpg\" alt=\"doc-rivers-kal-05-22-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ed519320c6b83c7b86aace0d845d612a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8ebfd9b5d4432775eb67c815fce3ac13\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Doc Rivers<\/strong> says he&#8217;s in constant communication with <strong>Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/strong> &#8230; telling <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> the two sides talk &#8220;all the time&#8221; amid speculation the Milwaukee Bucks superstar could be interested in taking his talents elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8ebfd9b5d4432775eb67c815fce3ac13--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cc1ddf1e258323cea328e3c5a8587f61\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The current Bucks coach was asked a handful of questions about his best player after dining at Avra in Beverly Hills on Thursday &#8230; and while he wouldn&#8217;t get into specifics on Giannis&#8217; current status with the organization, he made it clear he&#8217;s not getting ghosted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cc1ddf1e258323cea328e3c5a8587f61--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-baf729f77f5ee6f4e3632eeb31679a49\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240104_4017c78ce11a4e34b0b6a051f4a11522\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:deab432b-3b0f-4aa2-b4a9-96c039225525\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 546'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/40\/4by3\/2024\/01\/04\/4017c78ce11a4e34b0b6a051f4a11522_md.jpg\" alt=\"giannis antetokounmpo\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-baf729f77f5ee6f4e3632eeb31679a49--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9e2c35b8f7248d265ae220620735d90b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Guys, I&#8217;m not doing all that,&#8221; he told the cameras. &#8220;I talk to him all the time. You can move on now, thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9e2c35b8f7248d265ae220620735d90b--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-699866446ba5a20142d00268ea31f152\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The reports came out last week that Giannis, 30, was open to exploring his options &#8212; whether to remain loyal to the team that drafted him with the No. 15 pick in the 2013 Draft, despite their recent playoff woes &#8230; or to try his chances with a new squad for the first time in his NBA career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-699866446ba5a20142d00268ea31f152--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0b8097a2d5a2e341eed7ef6e5c3723fb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Giannis is locked under contract until the 2026-27 season &#8230; but if he were to express his desires to get outta town, he&#8217;d likely get traded before the Bucks are left empty-handed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0b8097a2d5a2e341eed7ef6e5c3723fb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-873114671689ee5ee27490faa71c3b94\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230818_ae1c2f86978c42d9a2d379861b3a2936\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:deab432b-3b0f-4aa2-b4a9-96c039225525\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 546'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ae\/4by3\/2023\/08\/18\/ae1c2f86978c42d9a2d379861b3a2936_md.jpg\" alt=\"Giannis Antetokounmpo\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-873114671689ee5ee27490faa71c3b94--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-25f9237aee461420932502447183f252\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Giannis hasn&#8217;t made the situation any easier &#8230; going online to gush over different teams&#8217; players and other cities.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-25f9237aee461420932502447183f252--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c9137bdd2b867a5ab437100ecb2a98ff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>There&#8217;s more &#8212; Rivers also weighed in on the Pacers&#8217; improbable comeback victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals &#8230; and told us what he&#8217;d relay to the locker room after a tough loss like the Knicks had on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c9137bdd2b867a5ab437100ecb2a98ff--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/22\/doc-rivers-giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-future\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doc Rivers I Talk To Giannis &#8216;All The Time&#8217; 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