Wednesday night’s ending to a Bucks-Pacers game proved to be one of the most bizarre nights in recent NBA memory thanks to some controversy surrounding the game ball. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career and franchise-high 64 points in the win, but drama quickly followed as he was seen furious on the court when he found out Indiana had taken the game ball.
Apparently, Pacers rookie Oscar Tshiebwe was given the game ball because he scored his first career-point, leading Antetokounmpo to storm into the tunnel to try and retrieve it. Security eventually returned a ball to him, but Mavericks owner Mark Cuban weighed in on the controversy and doesn’t think Antetokounmpo should have gotten the memento.
“I’d give the ball to the rookie,” Cuban told TMZ Sports. “With situations like that I’d take the box score, I’d get his teammates to sign it and I’d frame it for him.”
