Count Giannis Antetokounmpo among the many confused about Magic Johnson getting slapped with another tampering fine. After the Milwaukee Bucks’ 103-89 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, the All-Star forward seemed confused about why the NBA hit the Los Angeles Lakers’ president of basketball operations with a $50,000 penalty for saying nice things about him in public.

“It was just a compliment. I don’t think Magic Johnson was tampering in any way,” Antetokounmpo said. “I think it was just a compliment towards a player. He was asked about a player and he gave a compliment. I don’t know what the rules are, if you get fined for a compliment, you get fined for a compliment.”

The fine came as a consequence for Magic’s glowing comments to ESPN’s Nick Friedell about the Greek Freak in late January.

“I’m just happy he’s starting in the All-Star game because he deserves that,” Johnson said after comparing Antetokounmpo’s game to his own. “And he’s going to be like an MVP, a champion, this dude he’s going to put Milwaukee on the map. And I think he’s going to bring them a championship one day.”

Magic went on to call Giannis “special” and “probably the greatest athlete we have in the league today” while putting him in the same class as LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry in terms of his ability to fill seats in arenas.

“He’s an entertainer so people will go see him,” Johnson said.

Per the Los Angeles Times’ Tania Ganguli, Magic’s punishment for a seemingly harmless offense likely came as consequence of his earlier tampering violation involving Paul George.

But where George was on the trade block heading into a contract year when Johnson and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka apparently interfered, Antetokounmpo is under contract as the Bucks’ best building until the summer of 2021.

In truth, if Giannis winds up in Purple and Gold three-and-a-half years from now, Magic’s investment-by-fine will have been well worth the expense for L.A.