Tyrese Haliburton details game ball drama with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks: ‘Never in our possession’
Tyrese Haliburton said he’s seen “ridiculous” think pieces about the December game ball drama between the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks. On Thursday, he set the record straight, at least from his perspective.
Haliburton shared details on JJ Redick’s podcast about the night and the beef that overshadowed Giannis Antetokounmpo setting the Bucks’ single-game scoring record. Haliburton described the chippiness between teams during and after the game, which Milwaukee won 140-126.
“My trainer was sitting courtside, my strength coach growing up, so I walked out, gave him my jersey, whatever. I turned around, and there was some talk, back and forth,” Haliburton said. “You know, the Bucks do the huddle in the middle after games. So there was some talk from that little huddle towards our group as we were walking off.
“So I’m watching it as I’m walking off … (assistant coach) Lloyd (Pierce) is waiting for me, and then one of the Bucks assistant coaches is going crazy on the other side,” Haliburton said. “So he’s kinda walking towards LP, and it’s just me and LP out there cause everybody’s gone, so that’s when those two are kind of now having a conversation and I’m in the middle of it, and I’m kinda trying to calm down but I’m also like, ‘C’mon, you can’t walk over here,’ like it’s not that serious.”
He said that’s when Antetokounmpo and other Bucks players approached him and they exchanged words.
