NBA Playoffs: Tyrese Haliburton’s father, Giannis Antetokounmpo clash after Pacers hand Bucks first round exit | Sport-others News
In the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Indiana Pacers took down the Milwaukee Bucks 4-1 with the final game in the series ending 119-118 for the Pacers. In the final moments of the game, Pacers’ guard Tyrese Haliburton scored the winning bucket over Bucks’ franchise player Giannis Antetokounmpo. After the moment when the players were shaking hands, Haliburton’s father was caught on camera having a confrontation with Antetokounmpo. After the match, the Greek centre was asked about his version of events. “At the moment I thought he was a fan,” Antetokounmpo said. “But then I realised it was Tyrese’s [father]. I love Tyrese. I think he’s a great competitor. [But] it was his dad … Coming in the floor and showing me his son, a towel with his face, [and saying], ‘This is what we do. This is what we F-ing do. This what the F we do.’ I feel like that’s very, very disrespectful,” said Giannis on his take of the incident. The former NBA MVP and NBA Champion admitted that he …