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

00:10two separate mindsets you know what I mean because I think he wants to be you know loyal to this franchise that

00:17drafted him but I also think he wants as a player he's ultra competitive and he think he wants a chance to like 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 right like it happens happens

00:34all the time obviously coming being a former player I'm always I'm always like rooting for the player to

00:40to do what they want to do and I think we as fans of the game sometimes are a little bit too harsh on guys

00:47trying to make a move that they think is right for themselves but I understand it from a fan's

00:53perspective because you know it's your team it's that's that's that's your that's everything