'Locked in' Giannis says agent talk with Bucks out of his hands - ESPN

MILWAUKEE — Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said he was «locked in» on getting healthy and told reporters on Thursday afternoon that he can't control reports about his future with the Bucks.

«If my agent is talking to the Bucks about it, he's his own person. He can have any conversation he wants,» Antetokounmpo told reporters prior to Thursday's game against the Toronto Raptors.

«At the end of the day, I personally have not had the conversation with the Bucks. I'm still locked in, locked in on my teammates, most importantly locked in on me getting back healthy.»

Thursday was the first time Antetokounmpo, who has been sidelined since Dec. 3 with a right calf strain, addressed an ESPN report from the same day that he is mulling his future with the Bucks. Sources told ESPN's Shams Charania that Antetokounmpo and his agent are discussing whether his best fit is in Milwaukee or elsewhere.

Antetokounmpo largely sidestepped questions about those desires, emphasizing that the Bucks entered the day in 11th place in the Eastern Conference with an 11-16 record, and saying he wasn't worried about how reports about his future would affect his teammates.

«It doesn't affect my work,» Antetokounmpo said. «It doesn't affect my relationship with my teammates, it doesn't affect my relationship with my coach. It doesn't affect my relationship with the GM. So, it doesn't really bother me because they know what I'm about… right now, we cannot be worrying about what the [reports] are.

»Talking about [reports] and headlines, but at the end of the day we're fighting for our lives. We've got to win a game."

Antetokounmpo said he did not need to meet with the entire team to address reports about his future, but he said he has been asked by some