Jason Burgos
In a moment of surprising honesty, Milwaukee Bucks star Myles Turner revealed the chaos former head coach Doc Rivers allowed during the 2025-26 season. Including preferential treatment for franchise legend Giannis Antetokounmpo.
To the frustration of Bucks fans, their favorite NBA team was a mess this past season. Despite using a ton of money to cut ties with Damian Lillard after rupturing his Achilles tendon last spring and signing Turner in free agency, Milwaukee won just 32 games in 2025-26. It was their first sub-40 win total in a decade.
As of now, Rivers is taking the fall for their awful performance and was fired last month. Some NBA pundits have suggested Antetokounmpo’s injury woes and the front office deserve a lot of the blame. However, new comments from Turner following his first season in Milwaukee suggest that ousting Rivers will make a big difference because he allowed a wildly unprofessional situation this past season.
Myles Turner says Bucks teammates were late or missed practices and meetings all the time
During a new edition of his Game Recognize Game podcast with New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart, Turner’s co-host asked him about fines for the Bucks, because she gets them often on her current team.
In response, the 11-year veteran admitted that it differs between coaches, but “Doc Rivers didn’t fine anybody.” He then revealed that teammates were late to practices and film sessions all the time and sometimes completely missed team meetings.
“It was one of the craziest things I personally have ever experienced,” Turner said.
Turner also noted how bad his teammates were when it came to arriving for team flights. If the plane was supposed to leave at 2:00 PM, by the time everyone arrived, it would end up departing at least a couple of hours later. “I’m being so serious, bro. It was crazy,” said Turner.
It got so constant that Turner would purposefully not show up until an hour after the flight was supposed to depart. When Stewart asked who was the biggest offender, in terms of lateness, Turner admitted it was 10-time All-Star Antetokounmpo.
“Giannis is going to show up whenever he wants, really. I think this just kind of came with the territory,” he said.
Obviously, this is a terrible look for the players, their professionalism, and respect for their teammates’ time. But if Rivers isn’t holding them accountable, then it isn’t shocking. It is now up to new head coach Taylor Jenkins to create a new standard of professionalism and get the Bucks back to competitive play next season.
