Griffin urges Giannis to put himself first amid Bucks trade rumours

LA Clippers legend Blake Griffin said fans should understand if Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to leave Milwaukee

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00:00I mean, you know, his whole career he's talked about loyalty and he's talked about giving everything to that program, which I think he has.

00:05And I think him as a player and him as a person are sort of in two separate mindsets, you know what I mean?

00:14Because I think he wants to be loyal to this franchise that drafted him.

00:19But I also think he wants, as a player, he's ultra competitive and I think he wants a chance to go win games.

00:24And so I think that's the thing that guys always have to wrestle with is like, you know, which which which way do you go?

00:30And it's not to say that if somebody asks out, you know, they're not loyal.

00:33Right. Like it happens. Happens all the time.

00:35Obviously, coming being a former player, I'm always I'm always like rooting for the player to do what they want to do.

00:42And I think we as fans of the game sometimes are a little bit too harsh on guys trying to make a move that they think is right for themselves.

00:50But I understand it from a fan's perspective because, you know, it's your team.

00:55It's that's that's that's your that's everything.