{"id":103214,"date":"2023-12-14T06:24:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T06:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossfitsugarland.com\/?p=103214"},"modified":"2023-12-14T06:24:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T06:24:27","slug":"giannis-antetokounmpo-left-furious-when-pacers-players-steal-game-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossfitsugarland.com\/basketball\/giannis-antetokounmpo-left-furious-when-pacers-players-steal-game-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis Antetokounmpo left FURIOUS when Pacers players steal game-ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Giannis Antetokounmpo drops a franchise-record and career-best 64 POINTS in Milwaukee Bucks&#8217; huge win in Indiana&#8230; but he&#8217;s left FURIOUS when rival Pacers players steal his game-ball at the end!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Giannis Antetokounmpo played a tremendous game on Wednesday night<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But the night ended in chaotic fashion as he tried to get the game ball back\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>DailyMail.com<\/span><span> provides all the latest international sports news<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Giannis\u00a0Antetokounmpo set a Bucks franchise record with 64 points on Wednesday night, but he was left enraged when the Pacers took the game ball from his historic performance.<\/p>\n<p>It was a great night for the &#8216;Greek Freak&#8217; as his Herculean scoring effort led the Bucks to a 140-126 win over the Pacers.<\/p>\n<p>But when Antetokounmpo looked for the game ball after the final buzzer, it was nowhere to be found as Indiana had taken it themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time MVP was seen sprinting down the tunnel of the Fiserv Forum as a Bucks staffer attempted to hold the 6-foot-11, 243-pound bruiser back.<\/p>\n<p>He later reentered the court and berated Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton and associate head coach Lloyd Pierce, as he appeared to demand they retrieve the ball.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/05\/78945771-12862483-image-a-44_1702530030407.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Giannis\u00a0Antetokounmpo dominated the Pacers to the tune of 64 points on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/05\/78945767-12862483-image-a-45_1702530038017.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But he became enraged after the game when the Pacers took the game ball<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/05\/78945769-12862483-image-a-46_1702530045912.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Antetokounmpo then berated Pacers assistant Lloyd Pierce and Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton<\/p>\n<p>Haliburton and Pierce could be seen in (calmer) discussion with Khris Middleton and Damian Lillard beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>The game broadcast later panned to the Bucks&#8217; Jae Crowder and another Milwaukee player being separated from the Pacers in the tunnel by a security guard, though the situation did not escalate to violence.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, as Bleacher Report&#8217;s Chris Haynes\u00a0\u00a0reported, Bucks security was able to get the ball for Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n<p>However, Antetokounmpo said at his post-game press conference that he wasn&#8217;t sure whether he actually had the game ball.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have a ball, but I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s the game ball&#8230; it feels like a brand new ball,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Haynes wrote on X that the Pacers said they intended to give the ball to rookie Oscar Tshiebwe, who scored his first career point in the loss.<\/p>\n<p>The Pacers tweeted after the game, &#8216;Oscar Tshiebwe moved to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo as a teenager to pursue his basketball dreams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/05\/78945997-12862483-image-a-59_1702530790987.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Antetokounmpo shot 20 of 28 from the field as he dominated the Pacers on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Tonight, he realized his dream of playing in the NBA and scored his first career point.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Antetokounmpo also tallied 14 rebounds in the effort, in addition to four steals.<\/p>\n<p>He shot a staggering 32 free throws in the contest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident follows the Pacers&#8217; 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