According to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, Antetokounmpo was "excited" about the Bucks signing Turner to a four-year deal, although she didn't know if Antetokounmpo was aware that move meant the organization was cutting ties with Lillard. Chris Haynes added Tuesday that Antetokounmpo was unhappy with Milwaukee's decision.

Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn't involve himself in front-office decisions often but he did speak up against a trade involving Khris Middleton for Jimmy Butler years ago, former Bucks forward John Henson said.

Giannis Antetokounmpo rarely speaks up when it comes to front office decisions, but the one time he did had some major implications for the Milwaukee Bucks. Apparently, during trade negotiations years ago,

Lillard found a report on X (formerly Twitter) by ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, who claimed Antetokounmpo knew about the Bucks' plan to sign Myles Turner to a four-year deal, and that he was "excited" about the move. To reflect his thoughts on the matter, Lillard responded in the thread with a GIF of Jack Black from the movie Nacho Libre.

Many are still questioning what led to the Milwaukee Bucks' decision to waive star point guard Damian Lillard, and he had an interesting reaction to some new details.

"They did inform Giannis Antetokounmpo they were doing this," said Shelburne on NBA Today. "This was a conversation with Jon Horst. Did they tell him they were waiving Damian Lillard in order to facilitate this?