ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith cautioned Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers over his recent remarks concerning Giannis Antetokounmpo's basketball IQ, urging Rivers to be careful with his public assessments of the two-time MVP.
Fellow commentator Skip Bayless endorsed Smith's warning during the same broadcast. The discussion follows a preseason game on October 8, 2026, where file imagery shows Antetokounmpo in a Miami Heat uniform against the New Orleans Pelicans at Kaseya Center.
