Giannis Antetokounmpo exchanged heated words with members of the Indiana staff and raced toward the Pacers' locker room Wednesday night as both teams squared off in a hallway in a dispute over the game ball following the Milwaukee Bucks star's franchise-record 64-point performance.
After Milwaukee's 140-126 victory, Antetokounmpo had an animated discussion with Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton and other Pacers before rushing from the court toward the Indiana locker room, seemingly in search of the game ball.
Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said after the game that the Pacers took the ball for Oscar Tshiebwe, who scored his first official NBA point in the game.
Chad Buchanan was elbowed in the ribs by one of the Bucks players.
Antetokounmpo was tackled by Aaron Nesmith on a play underneath with 10:10 remaining, setting off a brief heated exchange involving several players. Nesmith was called for a flagrant-1, and Nesmith and the Bucks’ Bobby Portis were assessed technical fouls.
Obi Toppin and he got a technical for that, causing his ejection. Things eventually calmed down once the Bucks put the game away.
There seemed to be an altercation after the game, however. At one point several of the Bucks ran off the floor in the direction of the Pacers locker room. Antetokounmpo came back on the floor and had a heated discussion with Haliburton and Pacers assistant coach Lloyd Pierce.
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