Former Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner called out former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers and current star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Myles Turner left the Indiana Pacers for the Milwaukee Bucks in free agency last offseason.
It turned out to be a bad move.
Not only did the Bucks miss the playoffs this season, but superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is also expected to be traded this summer.
After this season ended, Doc Rivers and the Bucks parted ways. Turner, who has a podcast with New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart, called out Rivers and Antetokounmpo on the latest episode.
Turner detailed a lack of discipline under Rivers, saying the former Milwaukee coach "didn't fine anybody." Turner also singled out Antetokounmpo for taking advantage of the situation, noting that the franchise star would "show up whenever he wants."
"Guys were late all the time," Turner said. "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."
Asked by Stewart who was most likely to be late last season, Turner said it was an "easy" answer.
"Giannis. Giannis is going to show up whenever he wants, really," Turner said. "I think that this kind of just came with the territory that -- and once I saw what was going down, I was like, 'Hey man, more power to you. They ain't going to fine you. S---, do what you do.'"
Turner, who signed a four-year, $108.9 million contract to join the Bucks last offseason after playing 10 years with the Pacers, said he learned not to worry about being on time as the season went on.
"It was crazy, dawg," Turner said. "Guys were an hour late to the plane. It got to the point where I knew not to show up until an hour after they said the plane was taking off. It was crazy."
Turner appeared in 71 games this season. He averaged 11.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field.
The Pacers had the league's second-worst record this season at 19-63. Tyrese Haliburton missed the season recovering from his Achilles tear. He will return to the lineup next season, so Indiana will be a playoff team again.
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