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Rivers caused controversy when he made a mistake and comment on Antetokounmpo on the show. He later apologized publicly and clarified that his original intention was to praise his ball sense and ability; Antetokounmpo said he was speechless.
Former Bucks coach Doc Rivers’ comments on Giannis Antetokounmpo moving to the Heat caused controversy on the show a few days ago. However, he revealed in the latest episode that he had apologized to the opponent, and Antetokounmpo also responded.
As the controversy escalated, Rivers, who had become a football commentator, quickly stepped in to douse the fire. In an interview, he clarified that his original intention at the time was to express Antetokounmpo’s “feel for the game”, but he accidentally said the wrong thing and changed it to “super high IQ”. He admitted that he felt quite sorry for it, and revealed that he later sent a text message to Antetokounmpo to apologize, and the conversation between the two parties received a positive response.
Rivers explained that the original intention of this comment was actually to praise the opponent’s greatness and passing ability, but under the high-speed effect of the game, it sometimes obscured the delicate feeling of the game. He also emphasized that the program actually talked about a lot of positive comments about Rival, including how he enjoyed the time training Rival. Unfortunately, these materials were ignored by the outside world.
Rivers explained that a coach’s job is to build the best team around great stars. Although the process is not easy, it is certainly commendable.
Facing the public comments and subsequent apology from his former coach, Antetokounmpo seemed quite helpless. After leading his team to defeat the Kings a few days earlier, he said: “First of all, he’s not my coach anymore. But Rivers is a coach I’ve worked with in the past. Honestly, I can’t say anything about it.”
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He originally wanted to praise Giannis Antetokounmpo for his understanding of the game, but accidentally said that he had a “super high IQ”, which caused controversy when the outside world interpreted it as an inappropriate comment. Later he admitted that he had said the wrong thing.
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Rivers said he apologized to Antetokounmpo via text message, and said his original intention was to praise his opponent’s greatness, passing ability and athleticism, but he said the wrong words when expressing it.
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Antetokounmpo said Rivers is no longer his coach, but he is still a former coach he worked with. He felt quite helpless regarding this incident and simply said that he was “speechless”.
