The Milwaukee Bucks‘ playoff series against the Indiana Pacers was filled with bad blood.
So it likely was no surprise that seconds after the series ended in crushing fashion for the Bucks with a 119-118 overtime loss, a game in which they blew a late seven-point lead, that a scuffle broke out.
The Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin had words for each other and needed to be separated.
The two hugged first but then it quickly escalated as Mathurun pushed Antetokounmpo away and grabbed the Bucks star’s jersey.
The entire teams and and security had to come and separate the situation.
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Watch Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bennedict Mathurin fight in overtime
And before that, Antetokounmpo and Tyrese Haliburton’s dad had words for each other as well. It began with a handshake but then things intensified and they were face to face with their foreheads touching.
Antetokounmpo had to be separated by teammate Pat Connaughton.
The Bucks had a seven-point overtime lead with 40 seconds left but the Pacers scored eight straight, including a driving layup by Tyrese Haliburton after a Gary Trent Jr. turnover in the closing seconds.
Milwaukee lost the series in Game 5 in the most heartbreaking manner. And the season ends in Indiana in the first round just as it did last year.