NBA Playoffs: Giannis explains quarrel with Tyrese Haliburton’s father

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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo did not seem to take the series-end loss to Indiana Pacers well Tuesday night after being in several quarrels after the last sum.

Pacers Guard Tyrese Haliburton hit the game-winning shot, crossed over Antetokounmpo and drove to the basket for a right-handed layup to take the 119-118 lead with 1.3 seconds left to play.

After the game, Antetokounmpo paid his respect for several Pacers players, but things became weird when he and the Indiana guard Benedict Mathurin embraced and seemed to have some words. However, Mathurin pushed the Antetokounmpo away, and a quarrel between both Pacers and Bucks took place on the field.

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Milwaukee Bucks Spider Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dribbles the ball, while Indiana Pacers Frem Jarace Walker (5) defends five of the first round to 2024 NBA playing games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Published Pictures)

Then things got interesting when Antetokounmpo went face to face with Haliburton’s father who was in the stands throughout the game. Again, it seemed that they just had a lively conversation, but Antetokounmpo had to be pulled away from Haliburton’s father by a Bucks coach.

After the game, Antetokounmpo explained what happened to the quarrel with Haliburton’s father and claimed he waving a towel with his son’s face on it and cursed after the victory.

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“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 is a green light for you to be disrespectful to another.’ I disagree.

“Losing a game, emotions run high and have a fan – which I currently thought he was a fan, but then I realized it was Tyrese’s father. I love Tyrese, I think he’s a big competitor. [He was] enters the court and shows a towel with his son’s face [saying]’This is what we do, that’s what we do do, that’s what they f we do.’ I feel it is very, very disrespectful.

“I’m glad he’s happy with his son – that’s how you have to feel you. But coming to me and not respecting me and cursing me, I think’s totally unacceptable. Absolutely unacceptable. I’m not the guy pointing fingers, because in my neighborhood, Snitches gets stitches. So I don’t think I would say anything to him.

Indiana Pacers Guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) steals the ball from Milwaukee Bucks Frem Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) During match five of the first round for NBA playing games in 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Published Pictures)

Antetokounmpo also mentioned his late father, Charles, whom he said taught him humility.

“My dad used to enter the family room and was the most respectful person ever,” said Antetokounmpo. “When you come from nothing and work your whole life to sell things on the street and your whole life, you are afraid of the police who deport you and send you back to your country and you have to protect your children, you create this mentality of being humble all your life, so as not to respect anyone, so as not to make the emotions high, so someone can snuggle on you or say something bad about you.”

The younger Haliburton was asked about his father’s actions after the game as well, and he is on the Antetokounmpos side of the argument.

“I don’t agree with what happened from him. I think basketball is basketball, and let’s keep it on the field. I think he was just excited that his son was making the game winner, getting on the field. We had a conversation and I think he just has to give me the opportunity to play basketball, stay there. the game that was excited there. ”

Milwaukee Bucks Spider Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) During match five of the first round for 2024 NBA playing game against Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Published Pictures)

Antetokounmpo did his best to keep the series alive on Tuesday night and voted a triple-double with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists. However, he had a chance to hit the game winner himself in regulation, but couldn’t knock the shot down.

Bucks were up with 40 seconds left in overtime, but Indiana returned to the point where Haliburton and Antetokounmpo went one-on-one to the game. Haliburton, who scored 26 points with five rebounds and nine assists, came out on top.

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