The Milwaukee Bucks fired head coach Jason Kidd on Monday, the team announced.
Kidd told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne that Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo called him about 15 minutes before Kidd was officially notified he'd been fired by the Bucks and offered to help save his job.
"He called me and said, 'Coach, this isn't right what they're about to do, but (they) are gonna let you go,' " Kidd said.
Kidd says he told Antetokounmpo that "I had a feeling that was gonna take place."