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The Milwaukee Bucks star, Giannis Antetokounmpo, did not seem to take the defeat of the end of the series at the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday evening after having several altercations after the final buzzer.
The pacers goalkeeper Tyrese Haliburton struck the winning shooting of the match, crossing Antetokounmpo and leading to the basket so that a lay-up on the right takes the advance of 119-118 with 1.3 seconds to play.
After the match, Antetokounmpo paid tribute to several Pacers players, but things became bizarre when he and the goalkeeper of Indiana Benedict Mathurin kissed and seemed to have words. However, Mathurin postponed Antetokounmpo and an altercation between the Pacers and the dollars occurred on the ground.
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The Milwaukee Bucks striker, Giannis Antetokounmpo (34), dribble the ball while the Indiana Pacers striker Jarace Walker (5) defends in the five first round game for the NBA 2024 qualifiers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Images of Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn)
Then things became interesting when Antetokounmpo became face to face with Haliburton’s father, who was in the stands throughout the match. Again, it seemed to have just an animated conversation, but Antetokounmpo had to be far from Haliburton’s father by a Bucks trainer.
After the match, Antetokounmpo explained what happened with the altercation with Haliburton’s father, saying that he waved a towel with his son’s face on it and cursed the victory.
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“One thing I will say is that I think I am humble in victory,” said Antetokounmpo in a three -minute answer to a journalist’s question in the matter. “That’s how I’m. There are probably a lot of people like:” No, when you win the game, you have to speak S —. It’s a green light for you to be disrespectful towards someone else. “I don’t agree.
“Losing a match, the emotions are raised, having a fan – which, for the moment, I thought he was a fan, but I realized that it was Tyrese’s father. I love Tyrese, I think he is a great competitor. [He was] Enter the courtyard and show a towel with his son’s face [saying]”This is what we do, that’s what we do, that’s what we do.” I have the impression that it is very, very disrespectful.
I am happy that he is happy for his son – that’s how you are supposed to feel. But come to me and I miss respect and curse myself, I think it is totally unacceptable. Totally unacceptable. I am not the guy who points to my fingers, because in my neighborhood, the Snichs do not respect. I didn’t say with him for him.
The Indiana Pacers Tyrese Haliburton (0) goalkeeper steals the Ballon of the Milwaukee Bucks striker, Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) in the five -round game for the NBA 2024 qualifiers in Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Images of Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn)
Antetokounmpo also mentioned his late father, Charles, who, according to him, taught him humility.
“My father came to the family room and was the most respectful person of all time,” said Antetokounmpo. “When you come from nothing and work all your life to sell things on the street and all your life, you are afraid of the police who expel you and send you back to your country and you have to protect your children, you create this mentality to be humiliating all your life, so as not to have a lack of respect, so as not to make the emotions high so that someone can delimit you or say something bad.”
The young Haliburton was also asked about his father’s actions after the match, and he is on the side of Antetokounmpo of the argument.
“I do not agree with what happened there. I think basketball is basketball and keep it on the field. I think he is just excited that his son had the winner of the game, came on the field. We had a conversation and I think he should just allow me to play basketball, to stay there. I come to celebrate.
Milwaukee Bucks striker Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) in the five first round match for the NBA 2024 qualifiers against the Indiana Pacers in Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Images of Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn)
Antetokounmpo did his best to keep the series alive on Tuesday evening, totaling a triple-double with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists. However, he had the chance to hit the winner of the match himself in regulation, but could not shoot down.
The bucks passed with 40 seconds in overtime, but the Indiana returned to the point where Haliburton and Antetokounmpo went to head for the match. Haliburton, who scored 26 points with five rebounds and nine assists, came out in the lead.
