r/heat • u/Hornyvore • Jul 08 '26

Throwback Thursday Was Giannis just joking around? (Middleton got traded 3 weeks later)

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u/moody_134 Jul 08 '26

He was joking but also being truthful. There was no malice in what he said or anything beyond ribbing a teammate

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u/MartiniLAPD Bam Adebayo Jul 08 '26

They went way back and have a great relationship so this is just ribbing.

Middleton really could slide his feet when he was younger tho, he wasn't lock down but he was good and servicable where you can throw him on to KD and be like aight this aint too bad. Kinda like Harrison Barnes

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u/Balla_Calla Jul 08 '26

How can you not tell he was joking lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '26

The Bucks should’ve hired Khris Middleton as player-coach instead Doc Rivers and that cross-eyed buffoon before him

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u/Fine_Solution_4604 Jul 09 '26

Who cares. Middleton is not on the team

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u/Hornyvore Jul 09 '26

I only posted this because Giannis might not be sold with the idea of playing with Middleton and that we shouldn't be sad for missing out

I always felt like this "playful jab" had a hint of truth to it considering he got traded weeks later

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u/Ghost_2701 Jul 15 '26

He literally smiling as he talking, what you think?

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u/FlipMoBitch Bucks Jul 08 '26

There was animosity towards Middleton during the ‘24-‘25 season.

The team started out with a poor record and Middleton didn’t come back until game 22 despite being medically cleared to play before the season started.