Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are out of the NBA playoffs after a 119-118 loss sealed a 4-1 series win for the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, with the court getting rowdy after the final whistle, and Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton got involved.
John Haliburton was seen on the court taunting Giannis, holding a towel to the face of the Bucks star while shouting ‘This is what we do! This is what we f***ing do!’
The Bucks star later got face-to-face with John Haliburton while officials swarmed around ready to prevent any physical scuffle from breaking out between them.
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“I believe in being humble in victory. Now, there’s a lot of people out there that’d say winning a game is not the green light to be disrespectful. I disagree. I’ve won a championship, they haven’t,” Giannis said to the media afterwards.
He added, “I’m happy that he’s happy for his son; that’s how you’re supposed to feel. But coming at me, disrespecting me and cursing at me, I think, is totally unacceptable. Totally unacceptable. I talked with him at the end. I think we’re in a good place.”
“I had no idea it happened until I got to the back and was showed the video,” Tyrese Haliburton said. “Me and my pops have talked about that, and I don’t agree with what transpired there from him.“