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Whose game ball is it anyway? Social media erupts after Bucks-Pacers postgame tussle

emmett prosser, milwaukee journal sentinel
·2 min read

It was clear that Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted the damn ball Wednesday night.

Both during and after the Milwaukee Bucks' game with the Indiana Pacers.

Out to avenge last Friday's loss in the NBA In-Season Tournament, and saying the Bucks needed to "be better," Antetokounmpo set a franchise scoring record in with 64 points in Milwaukee's 140-126 victory over Indiana at Fiserv Forum.

That's a certainly game ball-worthy effort, But Giannis is not sure he has it.

Though it appeared a member of the Bucks security team was handed the ball by an NBA official immediately after the game, the Bucks apparently got word that the Pacers ended up with the rock.

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo runs down the tunnel towards the Pacers' locker room after the game Wednesday.
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo runs down the tunnel towards the Pacers' locker room after the game Wednesday.

That touched off postgame chaos between the two teams.

Giannis' 64-point performance certainly got social media talking, but his sprint down the tunnel toward the Pacers' locker room to find the historic orange sphere sent X (the site formerly known as Twitter) into a frenzy:

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Social media erupts after Giannis, Bucks fight Pacers for game ball