The Milwaukee Bucks have at least one thing settled regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The NBA has concluded its investigation into the team’s contentious shutdown of the former MVP and has determined no further action is warranted, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
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The development comes with Antetokounmpo’s future in Milwaukee as cloudy as ever. The Bucks are reportedly listening to trade offers in the lead-up to the 2026 NBA Draft and co-owner Jimmy Haslam is openly admitting the star may no longer be on the team at the start of next season.
Antetokounmpo doesn’t know either.
The Greek Freak’s relationship with the team has suffered in recent months. That was evident when Antetokounmpo publicly railed against the team’s decision to shut him down for the remainder of the season in March, which then-head coach Doc Rivers insisted was due to health reasons.
The National Basketball Players Association didn’t believe that was true and the NBA soon began its investigation into the Bucks’ handling of the player participation policy. Antetokounmpo insisted he was healthy, though the league later revealed he had declined to participate in a 3-on-3 scrimmage in the previous week.
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All of this came after a disaster of a 2025-26 season, in which the team went 32-50 and Antetokounmpo reportedly told it to trade him multiple times. Rivers has since stepped down and the team is facing an offseason in which it has to do… something, whether that’s accepting it won’t be contending again with the 31-year-old Antetokounmpo or making him happy with a revamped supporting cast.
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