Reports of Antetokounmpo’s Displeasure with Kidd’s Firing Came to Light Monday
Wednesday brought the media face-to-face with Buck’s All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo for the first time since the news broke of Jason Kidd’s release from the team. The media pounced at the opportunity to hear first hand how Giannis truly felt about the situation. In a time of uncertainty, Antetokounmpo showed not only how much he has matured in his early NBA career, but took the reigns of being the leader that the Bucks need at a time like this.
The focus of the questions dealt mostly with the rumors in which Giannis is the one who in fact broke the news to Kidd and reportedly professed his disappointment with the decision and would do whatever it takes to help save Jason his job. Giannis stated, “Whatever private conversation happened between me and coach, I am going to keep to myself, but I reached out to him of course.” As Antetokounmpo continued, he further showed the type of person he truly is, stating his loyalty to others and the respect he has to those who have helped him along in his career.
“Whatever move that needs to be made in order to make this a championship team is the right move” Giannis Expressed Wednesday to the Media.
At a moment in which the Bucks are in the spotlight, Antetokounmpo has taken the lead in reassuring that in the end his character is one that can not only be respected, but relied on as well. Knowing that winning an NBA championship is the ultimate goal. Giannis has showcased that he understands the role in which he possesses for the Bucks organization and that is the face. Holding one’s composure at a time of unease can be difficult for anyone in this situation, especially someone who is only 23 years old, but if Giannis did anything today, it’s showing the world that he can handle it.
When news broke about Kidd’s release and Antetokounmpo’s uncertainty of the decision, a wildfire spread throughout the NBA world that an organization that once was deemed the future, had lost their spark. Maybe that story was to be found somewhere, but with Antetokounmpo’s statements and the way he handled himself when the camera lights shined the brightest, he made an example of what one should do in a time like this. Giannis might be best known for his freakish basketball abilities and being a player no one really knows how to contain, but after today, everyone should be paying a little more attention to the shining example of what a team’s star player should be, and that is Giannis.
