Giannis calls out Kyrgios for suggesting he may join Heat
Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn't appreciate tennis star Nick Kyrgios fueling the rumor mill about his NBA future.
Kyrgios, who's friends with Antetokounmpo, suggested in a recent interview that the Milwaukee Bucks forward could be headed to Miami to join the Heat.
"I just asked him a bunch of questions," Kyrgios told Michael Chammas of The Sydney Morning Herald. "I asked him straight away if he was going to go and join Miami and then he had a massive smile on his face. Maybe that could be brewing."
Word apparently got back to Antetokounmpo, who called Kyrgios out on Twitter for trying to stir the pot:
Why do you always have to start something?!! 😂😂😂 @NickKyrgios
— Giannis Ugo Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) November 16, 2020
Kyrgios responded by downplaying his comments:
Brooooo u know ‘they’ always gotta make a story 😂😂😂 all I said is that you smiled 😳😭😅
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) November 17, 2020
Antetokounmpo has one year remaining on his contract with the Bucks. He said in September he envisions himself staying with the team long-term "as long as everybody's on the same page and as long as everybody's fighting for the same thing."
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