'SIT YOUR A— DOWN': Ex-NBA player goes off on Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo investigation
Giannis Antetokounmpo received a strong message from former NBA player Theo Pinson after it was announced that the Milwaukee Bucks would be investigated for handling the superstar's injury.
'SIT YOUR A— DOWN': Ex-NBA player goes off on Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo investigation originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Milwaukee Bucks are in a lot of trouble at the moment.
They will not be competing in the NBA Playoffs at all but that is the least of their concerns. NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the rest of the league are conducting an investigation about the handling of Giannis Antetokounmpo's injury status for the whole of the 2025-26 NBA season. A lot of people have gone on to react to this news but Theo Pinson might be the most livid among them all.
Former NBA player sends strong message to Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo The friction between the NBA and the Bucks started when Antetokounmpo was declared out due to a bone bruise and left knee hyperextension. Obviously, it was in the best interest of both parties to sit the star player out. Later on, Antetokounmpo would go on to be in trade talks during the deadline but nothing came of it just like in the offseason.
The Bucks superstar then proclaimed that he was healthy and did not know why he was not getting back on the court. His organization had a conflicting statement which said that he declined to suit up. Pinson, a former NBA player, picked up on this news and was mad.