{"id":793315,"date":"2026-05-13T11:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/793315\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:27:16","slug":"source-nba-finishes-giannis-bucks-dispute-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/793315\/","title":{"rendered":"Source: NBA finishes Giannis-Bucks dispute investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 The NBA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/giannis-antetokounmpo-milwaukee-bucks-433b7d9c579b162c8dd9ec587c179f09\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">investigation<\/a>\u00a0into the dispute between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks regarding the two-time MVP\u2019s injury status has concluded with a determination that no further action is warranted under the circumstances, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><b>What You Need To Know<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the NBA\u2019s investigation into the dispute between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks regarding the two-time MVP\u2019s injury status has concluded\u00a0<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>It determined that no further action is warranted under the circumstances<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Antetokounmpo left a March 15 victory over the Indiana Pacers early after an awkward landing on a dunk<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>He didn\u2019t play again the rest of the season due to what Bucks officials described as a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because no resolution has been announced. ESPN first reported that the investigation had concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-7909d5f651b255abcf82c4193a317c8e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Antetokounmpo left<\/a> a March 15 victory over the Indiana Pacers early after an awkward landing on a dunk, and he <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-benching-future-d49dc903ec2ca411b1ab3ca6c4def36f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">didn\u2019t play again<\/a> the rest of the season due to what Bucks officials described as a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise. Antetokounmpo said in the last few weeks of the season that <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-a633c7bc06f37166864ed330d3d490b0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he was healthy<\/a> and wanted to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did what I was supposed to do,\u201d Antetokounmpo said after the Bucks\u2019 final game of the season. \u201cI wasn\u2019t able to come on the court now. Who has that say? It comes from above. I thought I had control. OK, if I\u2019m healthy, I\u2019m going to play. This just shows me that not just me, players in general, don\u2019t have no control. No, I didn\u2019t feel like I had control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NBA had announced on April 4 that an investigation into the dispute was ongoing. The National Basketball Players Association had referenced Antetokounmpo while issuing a statement in late March <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nba-tanking-831967b8d13b107d744875595ce7632a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recommending anti-tanking measures.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Player Participation Policy was designed by the league to hold teams accountable and ensure that when an All-Star like Giannis Antetokounmpo is healthy and ready to play, he is on the court,\u201d the union had said in its statement. \u201cUnfortunately, anti-tanking policies are only as effective as their enforcement; fans, broadcast partners, and the integrity of the game itself will continue to suffer as long as ownership goes unchecked. We look forward to collaborating with the NBA on meaningful new proposals that will directly address and discourage tanking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antetokounmpo had two extended absences due to calf strains this season and played a career-low 36 games as the Bucks went 32-50 to snap a string of nine straight playoff appearances. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doc-rivers-milwaukee-bucks-1f75eb1abbb83984fee3bdc4198d0146\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doc Rivers stepped down<\/a> as coach the day after the Bucks\u2019 final game.<\/p>\n<p>Antetokounmpo has spent his entire 13-year career in Milwaukee and led the 2020-21 Bucks to the franchise\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sports-nba-milwaukee-bucks-phoenix-suns-64e76fe1b9f0851dbcf46ad66d90d6de\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first title since 1971.<\/a> But the nine-time All-NBA forward\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/giannis-antetokounmpo-milwaukee-bucks-0591654a15cb5e6860b749ab87b67617\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">future with the Bucks<\/a> is uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks can offer Antetokounmpo a four-year, $275 million contract extension in October. If Antetokounmpo doesn\u2019t sign, he could become a free agent after next season. Or the Bucks could decide to trade him beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam said last week at <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bucks-taylor-jenkins-46bd5df4e962dfbce6b4bb73a152319e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new coach Taylor Jenkins\u2019<\/a> introductory news conference that he\u2019d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bucks-haslam-antetokounmpo-future-contract-jenkins-f260ee2211a1f0fa3c2e4c90600b8d1d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">like the matter settled<\/a> before the June 23-24 draft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiannis has brought Milwaukee its second championship and the first in 50 years,\u201d Haslam said. \u201cHe\u2019s a phenomenal player. He\u2019s a phenomenal person. He\u2019s arguably one of the best basketball players in the world and we will do what\u2019s best for Giannis and what\u2019s best for the organization. We don\u2019t know whether Giannis will stay with us or not, but we\u2019ll work through that with Giannis in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MILWAUKEE \u2014 The NBA\u2019s\u00a0investigation\u00a0into the dispute between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks regarding the two-time MVP\u2019s injury&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":793316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[30319,7448,1578,1260,50,62,52,67,132,68,1398],"class_list":{"0":"post-793315","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-app-sports","9":"tag-app-top-stories","10":"tag-associated-press","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-top-stories","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-wisconsin"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116567031657502332","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=793315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/793316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=793315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=793315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}