MILWAUKEE — Doc Rivers wasn’t here for the headlines. Not the speculation, not the subtext, and certainly not the notion that the Bucks spent their summer worrying about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s rumored interest in New York .

“No, I think you guys [in New York] had a lot of drama,” Rivers said before Tuesday’s matchup against the Knicks. “We had none. That’s actual factual.”

Antetokounmpo reportedly met with Bucks general manager Jon Horst during the offseason and, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, said his preferred trade destination would be the Knicks if Milwaukee were to suffer another early playoff exit — their fourth straight.

Pressed again on whether the rumors created any distractions for his star forward, Rivers doubled down.

“I’ve already said that. I’m not gonna keep repe

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