The Milwaukee Bucks are scrambling to hold onto Giannis Antetokounmpo. After several hints from him about possibly leaving, the team finds itself under intense pressure.

“When people don’t believe in me, I don’t tend to be with them. I tend to be against them. I tend to do what I’m here to do, what I’m good at,” he added. “I’ve never been a part of something like that before,” repeated Giannis on the Bucks being booed at home.

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo looks up to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James for everything he has accomplished.

The Milwaukee Bucks are weighing their options for the future, with or without Giannis Antetokounmpo. While Giannis has not formally requested a trade and the team is hesitant to move him, their struggle just to reach the play-in tournament highlights that the current roster offers little chance of contending for a title right now.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is not a fan of the NBA's 65-game eligibility rule. He argues the rule unfairly burdens players, denying them rest amid long, playoff-chasing campaigns, as any significant injury automatically removes them from contention for individual awards, regardless of performance.

In the aftermath of the Milwaukee Bucks' 105-101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Giannis Antetokounmpo also came away with a gift when LeBron James gave him his jersey from the hotly-contested duel.