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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t seem to take the series-ending loss to the Indiana Pacers effectively on Tuesday evening after moving into a number of altercations after the ultimate buzzer.
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton hit the game-winning shot, crossing over Antetokounmpo and driving to the basket for a right-handed layup to take the 119-118 lead with 1.3 seconds left to play.
After the sport, Antetokounmpo was paying his respects to a number of Pacers gamers, however issues acquired bizarre when he and Indiana guard Benedict Mathurin embraced and appeared to have some phrases. Nevertheless, Mathurin pushed Antetokounmpo away, and an altercation between each the Pacers and Bucks occurred on the courtroom.
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Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dribbles the ball whereas Indiana Pacers ahead Jarace Walker (5) defends throughout sport 5 of the primary spherical for the 2024 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Pictures)
Then, issues acquired attention-grabbing when Antetokounmpo went face-to-face with Haliburton’s father, who was within the stands all through the sport. Once more, it appeared they had been simply having a spirited dialog, however Antetokounmpo wanted to be pulled away from Haliburton’s dad by a Bucks coach.
After the sport, Antetokounmpo defined what occurred with the altercation with Haliburton’s father, claiming he was waving a towel along with his son’s face on it at him and cursing after the win.
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“One factor I’ll say is that I imagine being humble in victory,” Antetokounmpo mentioned in a three-minute response to a reporter’s query on the matter. “That’s the best way I’m. There’s in all probability lots of people on the market like, ‘No, while you win the sport you gotta discuss s—. It’s a inexperienced mild so that you can be disrespectful in the direction of someone else.’ I disagree. I’ve gained a championship, they haven’t. That doesn’t say something – I’m not making an attempt to reduce their effort.
“Dropping a sport, feelings run excessive, having a fan – which, in the intervening time, I believed he was a fan, however then I spotted it was Tyrese’s dad. I really like Tyrese, I feel he’s a terrific competitor. [He was] coming into the courtroom and exhibiting a towel along with his son’s face [saying], ‘That is what we do, that is what we F’n do, that is what the F we do.’ I really feel like that may be very, very disrespectful.
“I’m comfortable that he’s comfortable for his son – that’s the way you’re purported to really feel. However coming to me and disrespecting me and cursing at me I feel is completely unacceptable. Completely unacceptable. I’m not the man that factors fingers, as a result of in my neighborhood, snitches get stitches. So, I don’t need to say one thing for him to get fined or something. But it surely’s not respectful. I talked with him on the finish, and I feel we’re in a very good place.”
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) steals the ball from Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) throughout sport 5 of the primary spherical for the 2024 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Pictures)
Antetokounmpo additionally talked about his late father, Charles, who he mentioned taught him humbleness.
“My dad used to return into the household room and was essentially the most respectful individual ever,” Antetokounmpo mentioned. “Once you come from nothing and work your entire life to promote stuff on the street and your entire life you’re frightened of the police deporting you and sending you again to your nation and you must defend your youngsters, you create this mentality of being humble your entire life, to not disrespectful anyone, to not make the feelings excessive so someone can snitch on you or say one thing unhealthy about you.”
The youthful Haliburton was requested about his father’s actions after the sport as effectively, and he’s on Antetokounmpo’s facet of the argument.
“I don’t agree with what transpired there from him. I feel basketball is basketball and let’s preserve it on the courtroom. I feel he simply acquired excited that his son made the game-winner, got here onto the courtroom. We had a dialog and I feel he wants to simply permit me to play basketball, keep over there. I’ll come to him to have fun. I feel it’s simply the feelings of the sport acquired excited there.”
Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) throughout sport 5 of the primary spherical for the 2024 NBA Playoffs towards the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Pictures)
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Antetokounmpo did his finest to maintain the collection alive on Tuesday evening, tallying a triple-double with 30 factors, 20 rebounds and 13 assists. Nevertheless, he did have an opportunity to hit the game-winner himself in regulation, however couldn’t knock down the shot.
The Bucks had been up with 40 seconds left in extra time, however Indiana got here again to the purpose the place Haliburton and Antetokounmpo went one-on-one for the sport. Haliburton, who scored 26 factors with 5 rebounds and 9 assists, got here out on high.
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