Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton's father details viral on-court altercation with Giannis Antetokounmpo

Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo was not pleased astir the Milwaukee Bucks' aboriginal playoff exit aft the Indiana Pacers held connected for a 119-118 overtime triumph implicit the Bucks successful Game 5 Tuesday.

Pacers defender Tyrese Haliburton deed the game-winning shot, crossing implicit Antetokounmpo and driving to the handbasket for a right-handed layup with 1.3 seconds left. 

But treatment astir the crippled was focused connected what happened aft the hard-fought playoff game.

Shortly aft the last buzzer, Antetokounmpo was congratulating respective Pacers players. Things got weird erstwhile helium and Indiana defender Bennedict Mathurin embraced and appeared to speech words. Mathurin pushed Antetokounmpo away, and an altercation betwixt the teams ensued

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Giannis Antetokounmpo, left. of the Milwaukee Bucks and Bennedict Mathurin, right, of the Indiana Pacers get into an altercation aft Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse April 29, 2025, successful Indianapolis. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

Antetokounmpo was past progressive successful a confrontation with Haliburton’s father, John. The elder Haliburton sat successful a courtside spot astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse earlier helium ran onto the court. He aboriginal issued an apology for his actions. 

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"I sincerely apologize to Giannis, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pacers enactment for my actions pursuing tonight's game," Haliburton wrote connected X. "This was not a bully reflection connected our athletics oregon my lad and I volition not marque that mistake again."

Indiana Pacers defender Tyrese Haliburton (0) steals the shot from Milwaukee Bucks guardant Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during Game 5 of the archetypal circular for the 2024 NBA Playoffs astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)

On Wednesday, Haliburton shared immoderate details astir what helium experienced during his on-court speech with the Bucks superstar.

"When I turned, it mightiness person seemed similar I was looking astatine him, but I truly wasn’t," Haliburton told TMJ4. "I was looking done him. That’s however I was successful the moment. I had the banner successful my hand, and I was yelling. Giannis ne'er said a happening to me. I ne'er said a happening to Giannis. There was nary back-and-forth."

Haliburton past offered immoderate penetration into the spirited interaction's dialogue.

"He grabbed my hand, enactment his forehead connected my forehead and said, ‘Don’t disrespect me. Don't f---ing disrespect me.’ And I said to him, ‘I was not trying to disrespect you. I did not bash that connected purpose. I truly did not.’ Then I said to him, ‘I emotion you.’ He said backmost to me, ‘I emotion you.’ We patted chests. He gave a thumbs-up, and helium walked away."

The incidental near Antetokounmpo successful an evident authorities of frustration. During a postgame property conference, Antetokounmpo cited the value of remaining "humble successful victory." 

"One happening I’ll accidental is that I judge being humble successful victory," Antetokounmpo said successful a three-minute effect to a reporter’s question connected the matter. "That’s the mode I am. There’s astir apt a batch of radical retired determination like, ‘No, erstwhile you triumph the crippled you gotta speech s---.'

"'It’s a greenish airy for you to beryllium disrespectful towards idiosyncratic else.’ I disagree. I’ve won a championship, they haven’t. That doesn’t accidental thing – I’m not trying to minimize their effort."

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It remains unclear if the NBA volition manus down immoderate punishment against anyone progressive successful Tuesday's altercation.

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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