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MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers said he had to defend his player as he reacted to the $25,000 fine he received from the NBA on Sunday for criticizing a crucial officiating call in a 115-114 loss at Charlotte a day earlier. The Bucks coach had argued that Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't commit a foul with Milwaukee trailing by one with 7.3 seconds left. The foul led to Charlotte's LaMelo Ball making the two winning free throws. Crew chief Curtis Blair told a pool reporter that a postgame review determined there actually wasn't any illegal contact on the play.
