The discourse around the Milwaukee Bucks and namely, Giannis Antetokounmpo, hasn't ended just because the season had and now a former Buck has weighed in on the latest but of drama around the team.

To explain the drama itself, Myles Turner made waves recently when he dished on some apparent bad habits that the Bucks had as a team and in the process he called out Antetokounmpo by name. 

Turner said that the Bucks had a tardiness problem, with players not showing up to practice, weight or film session or even team flights until up to an hour after they were supposed to and he said that Antetokounmpo was one of the worst offenders, with Turner adding that Antetokounmpo was essentially allowed to do anything he wanted.

The root of Turner's issue was that head coach Doc Rivers never enforced any repercussions for the lateness problems and never fined any players and Turner, who was picked up by the Bucks on a four-year, $108.9 million contract ahead of the 2025-26 season, was shocked by the what he said he wintessed.

Those comments have naturally set off a firestorm. Media figures like ESPN's Jay Williams have used the comments to sound off on the state of the franchise, while Turner's own teammates like Bobby Portis have been forced to defend the team and their star player from someone who shares the court with them.

Even former Bucks, like Patrick Beverley, who played for Milwaukee in the last season of his career from 2023-24, have weighed in.

Beverley has spoken about Turner's comments multiple times, first going after Turner himself for even making the comments after having a lackluster year on the court when so much was expected of him.

Now Beverley has shared that he spoke to Antetokounmpo about the whole situation and offered some clarity about what he thinks was going on in the clubhouse. 

"I talked to Greek [Antetokounmpo] about it and Greek was confused. Greek was like ‘yo Pat, thanks for airing It out straight," Beverley said. "I've been around Greek. Greek has never been late to anything... I didn't see anyone late... Doc Rivers is a players coach. He's a very lenient coach."

Beverley further defended Antetokounmpo, specifically the comments about him being late to the plane, by saying that Antetokounmpo was putting extra work in after games and that his recovery routine, including weightlifting sessions and massages after the game, are the reasons he took longer after the game. 

He added that for those reasons he didn't think it was fair to criticize Antetokounmpo or the Bucks, adding in their 2021 championship as a reason that they shouldn't be doubted or questioned as an organization.