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Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo was not satisfied with Milwaukee Bucks’ early playoff output after Indiana Pacers, who held on with a 119-118 overtime win over Bucks in Game 5 Tuesday.
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton hit the game -winning shot, crossed over Antetokounmpo and drove to the basket for a right -handed layup with 1.3 seconds left.
But the discussion of the game was focused on what happened after the hard -fought playoffs.
Shortly after the last sum, Antetokounmpo congratulated several Pacers players. Things became strange when he and the Indiana guard Bennedict Mathurin embraced and seemed to exchange words. Mathurin pushed Antetokounmpo away, and a quarrel between the teams followed
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Left. By Milwaukee Bucks and Bennedict Mathurin, to the right of Indiana Pacers, enters a shift after match 5 in 2025 NBA playing games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse April 29, 2025 in Indianapolis. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Antetokounmpo was then involved in a confrontation with Haliburton’s father, John. The oldest Haliburton was sitting in a court seat in Gainbridge Fieldhouse before running on the field. He later issued an apology to his actions.
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“I sincerely apologize to Giannis, Milwaukee Bucks and the Pacers organization for my actions after tonight’s game,” Haliburton wrote at X. “This was not a good reflection on our sport or my son, and I will not make that mistake again.”
Indiana Pacers Guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) steals the ball from Milwaukee Bucks Frem Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) under Game 5 in the first round of 2024 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imag images)
On Wednesday, Haliburton shared some details about what he experienced during his on-Court exchange with Bucks Superstar.
“When I turned, it might have seemed like I was looking at him, but I really wasn’t,” Haliburton told TMJ4. “I looked through him. That’s how I was at the moment. I had banned in my hand and I cried. Giannis never said anything to me. I never said one thing to Giannis. There was no one back and forth.”
Haliburton then offered some insight into the lively interaction dialogue.
“He grabbed my hand, put the forehead on the forehead and said, ‘Don’t respect me. And I said to him,’ I didn’t try to respect you. Then I said to him, ‘I love you.’ He said back to me, ‘I love you.’ We clapped chests.
The incident left the Antetokounmpo in a apparent state of frustration. During a press conference after Game, Antetokounmpo quoted the importance of staying “humble in victory.”
“One thing I want to say is that I think I’m humble in victory,” Antetokounmpo said in a three -minute answer to a reporter’s question about the case. “That’s how I am. There are probably a lot of people out there, ‘No, when you win the game, talk s —-.’
“‘It’s a green light for you to be disrespectful to another.’ I disagree.
It remains unclear whether NBA will hand over any penalty against anyone involved in Tuesday’s shift.
