Giannis Antetokounmpo gets into heated altercation with Tyrese Haliburton’s dad after Bucks’ loss to Pacers

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo didn t appear to take the series-ending loss to the Indiana Pacers well on Tuesday night after getting into multiple altercations after the final buzzer Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton hit the game-winning shot traversing over Antetokounmpo and driving to the basket for a right-handed layup to take the - lead with seconds left to play After the battle Antetokounmpo was paying his respects to several Pacers players but things got weird when he and Indiana guard Benedict Mathurin embraced and appeared to have several words However Mathurin pushed Antetokounmpo away and an altercation between both the Pacers and Bucks occurred on the court CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThen things got enthralling when Antetokounmpo went face-to-face with Haliburton s father who was in the stands throughout the tournament Again it appeared they were just having a spirited conversation but Antetokounmpo needed to be pulled away from Haliburton s dad by a Bucks coach After the challenge Antetokounmpo explained what happened with the altercation with Haliburton s father claiming he was waving a towel with his son s face on it at him and cursing after the win NBA PLAYOFF ODDS TRACKER WHO WILL EMERGE FROM FIRST ROUND One thing I ll say is that I believe being humble in preeminence Antetokounmpo declared in a three-minute response to a reporter s question on the matter That s the way I am There s seemingly a lot of people out there like No when you win the tournament you gotta talk s--- It s a green light for you to be disrespectful towards somebody else I disagree I ve won a championship they haven t That doesn t say anything I m not trying to minimize their effort Losing a challenge emotions run high having a fan which at the moment I thought he was a fan but then I realized it was Tyrese s dad I love Tyrese I think he s a great competitor He was coming into the court and showing a towel with his son s face saying This is what we do this is what we F n do this is what the F we do I feel like that is very very disrespectful I m happy that he s happy for his son that s how you re supposed to feel But coming to me and disrespecting me and cursing at me I think is totally unacceptable Totally unacceptable I m not the guy that points fingers because in my neighborhood snitches get stitches So I don t want to say something for him to get fined or anything But it s not respectful I talked with him at the end and I think we re in a good place Antetokounmpo also mentioned his late father Charles who he mentioned taught him humbleness My dad used to come into the family room and was the greater part respectful person ever Antetokounmpo stated When you come from nothing and work your whole life to sell stuff in the street and your whole life you re scared of the police deporting you and sending you back to your country and you have to protect your kids you create this mentality of being humble your whole life to not disrespectful anybody to not make the emotions high so somebody can snitch on you or say something bad about you The younger Haliburton was questioned about his father s actions after the tournament as well and he is on Antetokounmpo s side of the argument I don t agree with what transpired there from him I think basketball is basketball and let s keep it on the court I think he just got excited that his son made the game-winner came onto the court We had a conversation and I think he requirements to just allow me to play basketball stay over there I ll come to him to celebrate I think it s just the emotions of the competition got excited there Antetokounmpo did his best to keep the series alive on Tuesday night tallying a triple-double with points rebounds and assists However he did have a chance to hit the game-winner himself in regulation but couldn t knock down the shot The Bucks were up with seconds left in overtime but Indiana came back to the point where Haliburton and Antetokounmpo went one-on-one for the championship Haliburton who scored points with five rebounds and nine assists came out on top Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter