Giannis Antetokounmpo felt disrespected by Tyrese Haliburton’s father, John, over the postgame confrontation they bought into, although the Bucks star stated that they had spoken afterward and have been “in a good place.”
The Pacers defeated the Bucks, 119-118, in Indianapolis with Haliburton hitting the go-ahead basket with slightly multiple second on the clock.
John and Antetokounmpo have been seen on the NBA TV broadcast having to be separated by area personnel and different gamers after the 2 males bought right into a heated confrontation, which the Bucks star later stated began when John had come onto the ground waving a towel with Haliburton’s face on it and shouting “this is what we f–king do.”
“I feel like that’s very, very disrespectful,” Antetokounmpo stated. “Having somebody’s dad, which I’m happy for him and happy for his son and I’m happy that he’s happy for his son thats how you’re supposed to feel. But coming to me and disrespecting and cursing I think it’s totally unacceptable. … It’s not respectful.”
The 2 have been seen a second time, seeming to shake palms and have a short dialog, which at instances gave the impression to be a bit extra animated.
Antetokounmpo patted his chest and gave a thumbs-up in John’s course earlier than strolling away.
“I talked with him at the end, and I think we’re in a good place,” Antetokounmpo added.
Haliburton wasn’t conscious of the encounter till he was again within the locker room and noticed video of what occurred.
Whereas addressing the matter with reporters, he stated that he didn’t agree with what had occurred.
“I talked to my pops after, and I don’t agree with what transpired there from him,” Haliburton stated. “He needs to just allow me to play basketball. I’ll talk with Giannis about it. I don’t think my pops was right.”
The Indiana victory sends the Pacers to the second spherical to face the Cavaliers.
The Bucks will head into the offseason with loads of questions, with the one huge one being whether or not Antetokounmpo could have simply performed his final recreation in a Bucks uniform.
