The Milwaukee Bucks were able to get Giannis Antetokounmpo back after he was sidelined due to injury, and they came out with a win against the Chicago Bulls. Even after a win, reporters asked Antetokounmpo about trade rumors that had swirling while he was out, but the Bucks' star was not having it.

“I'm here. I'm here. I'm here,” Antetokounmpo said. “Don't ask me that question. I'm here. It's disrespectful towards myself and my teammates. I wear that jersey every single day. Disrespectful towards the organization, my coaching staff, myself, and people that work hard for me to come out and say I don't want to be here.”

Though there had been rumors about Antetokounmpo possibly looking to request a trade, it hasn't come out of his mouth publicly yet. That has left open the idea that he's willing to stay and keep competing with the team, despite where they currently are in the standings.

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Antetokounmpo definitely made his presence known in his first game back from injury, and him coming at the reporter wasn't even the boldest thing he did that night. With seconds winding down in the game, Antetokounmpo pulled out a windmill dunk even though the Bucks had already convincingly won. Of course, Bulls players were not happy with the way he handled the situation, but Antetokounmpo did not care.

After the game, Antetokounmpo shared his reasoning on why he dunked with seconds remaining.

“We're 11th in the East… Got to keep finding an identity,” Antetokounmpo said. “If that's to get a little bit scrappy at the end, so be it. We're not the champs. Why should we play the clock out, have respect, and fair play? We're fighting for our lives right now.”

It's not certain if that will turn the season around for the Bucks, but it would be a start.