Myles Turner says Doc Rivers ‘didn’t fine anybody’ this season despite repeated tardiness, Giannis Antetokounmpo was most likely Bucks player to be late

Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner revealed on his podcast with New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart that former Bucks head coach Doc Rivers “didn’t fine anybody ever” this past season, and that superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was the teammate who was most likely to be late for team events.

“Guys were late all the time,” Turner told Stewart on a new episode of “Game Recognize Game” that was released Thursday. “Guys were showing up to film whenever they wanted to show up. Guys were missing meetings. It was one of the craziest things I personally ever experienced.”

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Turner, who previously played 10 seasons for the Indiana Pacers, went on: “Any other team I’ve been on, guys got fined. And there was a sense of order and a sense of understanding. So yeah, you’re late to the plane? Fine. You’re late to treatment? Fine. You’re late to film? Fine. But I personally did not experience that last year for the first time in my career. So we’ll see what Taylor Jenkins does, our new coach.”

Jenkins, who was surprisingly fired by the Memphis Grizzlies with nine games left in the 2024-25 season, is Rivers’ replacement. Rivers stepped down from his post as the Bucks’ head coach last month after a turbulent 2025-26 campaign, in which injury and trade drama surrounding Antetokounmpo dominated headlines as Milwaukee won only 32 games and missed the postseason for the first time in 10 years.

Rivers will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August. After playing 13 years in the NBA, the one-time All-Star point guard’s run as a head coach in the league began in 1999 with the Orlando Magic.

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He coached the Magic from 1999-2003; the Boston Celtics from 2004-13 — famously leading the trio of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen to an NBA title in 2008 — the Los Angeles Clippers from 2013-20, including during the “Lob City” era; the Philadelphia 76ers from 2020-23; and then the Bucks from 2024-26, a disappointing stint that started with him taking over for Adrian Griffin midway through the 2023-24 campaign.

Last year, Rivers, who has recently all…

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Author : Andy Backstrom

Publish date : 2026-05-14 18:44:00

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