(Photo : Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Giannis Antetokounmpo (#34) of the Milwaukee Bucks exchanges phrases with Tyrese Haliburton (#0) of the Indiana Pacers following a sport at Fiserv Forum on December 13, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Giannis Antetokounmpo made Milwaukee Bucks historical past after dropping a career-high 64 factors in his workforce’s win over the Indiana Pacers, 140-126, on Wednesday, December 13, on the Fiserv Forum.
That efficiency allowed “The Greek Freak” to wrest the franchise-scoring file, eclipsing the earlier excessive of 57 factors by Michael Redd in 2006. It was additionally a brand new career-high for the two-time NBA MVP, besting his earlier considered one of 55 factors when the Bucks received over the Washington Wizards, 123-113, in January, per Fox Sports.
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However, the sport didn’t precisely finish peacefully. There was a difficulty with the sport ball, which drew Giannis Antetokounmpo’s ire. The Pacers took it after rookie Oscar Tschiebwe scored his first profession level.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Tyrese Haliburton shared a heated trade following the sport. pic.twitter.com/OO8rcyfuog
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Carlisle tries to clear the air
In the post-game interview, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle tried to shed some mild on the problem through Bleacher Report.
“There was a misunderstanding about the game ball. It was Oscar Tshiebwe first official NBA point so we always get the game ball. We were not thinking about Giannis’ franchise record. So we grabbed the ball and a couple of minutes later, several of their players ended up in our hallway,” Carlisle mentioned.
He would later share that issues simply bought out of hand. Although no punches have been thrown, Carlisle mentioned that his common supervisor bought elbowed within the rib by one of many Bucks’ gamers.
When requested to call who it was, the 64-year-old selected to not expose any identify. While he understands that the 2 groups have met thrice already and the competitors was getting heated, it did not need to end in that melee.
“Things are heated with the competitors. And I perceive all that. But for it to come back to the hallway… it did not have to occur that manner.
“We don’t need the official game ball. There are two game balls there. We could have taken the other one. It didn’t need to escalate to that,” the NBA champion coach rued.
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