Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo Is In Extreme Rage As He Walks Towards The Locker Room
Following a confrontation with Indiana Pacers players over the game ball on the evening that he scored a career-high 64 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo has been making headlines. Following the event, a variety of opinions were expressed on social media, and Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, also added his voice.
Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo Is In Extreme Rage As He Walks Towards The Locker Room
The event happened immediately following the game. The former league MVP demanded that Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton retrieve the ball with which he had scored 64 points, displaying obvious signs of rage.
LEAKED Audio Of Pacers Refusing To Give Giannis Antetokounmpo The “Game Ball”👀:
“You want the ball? You’re not getting that ball”
Then, Giannis gets heated at Tyrese Haliburton and yells at him: “Go get the f*cking ball! You need to go get it” pic.twitter.com/e9XAQzNZVl
— LegendZ (@legendz_nba) December 14, 2023
The Greek Freak went crazy and charged at the man to get the game ball back as a memento after regulation ended when he saw that one Pacers staffer had taken off with it.
The Milwaukee Bucks prevailed 140-126 in the end of the game. With 64 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks in scoring. He finished the game with three assists, fourteen rebounds, and three steals. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a great night and desired to keep the game ball from his career-defining performance.
We are just getting warmed up 💪🏾💪🏾 #YumYumSauce pic.twitter.com/j6e8UqceEf
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) December 14, 2023
Senior TNT source Chris Haynes claims that following Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 64-point performance, the Indiana Pacers stole the game ball. Antetokounmpo, enraged, sprinted toward the Pacers’ locker room in an attempt to get the ball back. It’s not apparent if he recovered the ball.
The Pacers players can be heard talking about keeping the ball away from Antetokounmpo in other videos from the incident. After Indy baited the Bucks star, Giannis lost his cool.
“I have a ball but I don’t know if it’s the game ball. It doesn’t feel like the game ball to me. It feels like a brand new ball… I played 35 minutes today. I know what the game ball felt like.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo on the situation with the game ball 😳pic.twitter.com/RAQ5f9wezZ
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 14, 2023
Giannis scored 64 points, which set a career and franchise best. His 14 rebounds helped him overwhelm the Pacers, 140-126.
Up until Victor Wembanyama showed up, Antetokounmpo was thought to be the NBA’s future face.
It’s common knowledge that the two-time NBA MVP and one-time champion is a motivated and modest athlete, and all of this is accurate. However, The Greek Freak’s volatility on Wednesday night revealed another side.
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO TONIGHT:
64 POINTS
14 REBOUNDS
4 STEALS
71% FG pic.twitter.com/O8W7c9fF0F— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) December 14, 2023
Did Giannis score 64 points?
In the end, the drama revolved around the game ball as Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 64 points against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. Giannis desired it. It seemed that the Pacers had won it.
Who took the game ball from Giannis?
The Bucks desired Antetokounmpo’s game ball. The Pacers stole the ball for Oscar Tshiebwe, who scored his first NBA point, according to Indiana coach Rick Carlisle. As a result, there was an altercation between the teams in the arena corridor.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Tyrese Haliburton shared a heated exchange following the game. pic.twitter.com/OO8rcyfuog
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 14, 2023
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