Marc Spears reports that Doc Rivers texted Giannis to explain his recent comments Being tough to coach was meant to be a compliment Rivers said questioning Giannis' basketball IQ was a mistake and apologized though continued to say he should have used the phrase feel for the game instead

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes the tough jumper while fading out of bounds with replays

Giannis on if he wants to be here Dont ask me that question Its disrespectful towards myself and my teammates the organization the coaching staff and all the people that work hard for me to come out and say I dont want to be here As long as Im here Ill give everything I have