Bucks, Pacers Square Off in Dispute Over Game Ball After Giannis’ Record-Setting Performance

Bucks, Pacers Square Off in Dispute Over Game Ball After Giannis’ Record-Setting Performance
Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo argues with an Indiana Pacers coach after an NBA basketball game in Milwaukee on Dec. 13, 2023. Morry Gash/AP Photo
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MILWAUKEE—Giannis Antetokounmpo exchanged heated words with members of the Indiana staff and raced toward the Pacers’ locker room Wednesday night as the teams squared off in a hallway in a dispute over the game ball following the Milwaukee star’s franchise-record 64-point performance.

After the Bucks’ 140–126 victory, Antetokounmpo had an animated discussion with Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton and other Pacers before rushing from the court toward the Indiana locker room in search of the ball.