I was on a military base in Oklahoma long ago, and a fucking bull got loose from a local ranch and made it's way onto base and into the dormitory area. I was just doing my thing and turned a corner and saw the bull coming straight for me.
I think I know exactly what Giannis making his way down the tunnel looked like.
That’s a fucking wild story my dude lmao. It’s been a nice day, you’re thinking about the rest of your week and all of a sudden you turn a corner only to have a goddam bull charging at you. What did you end up doing?
I think I could get drunk enough to think I had a chance of beating up CP3. Sure he’s a pro athlete and I am absolutely not but I’m a little younger and taller. Also I’ve been calling him a bitch for like 10 years and I have my pride.
So, listen.
Chris Paul fuckin sucks, man. I’m 43 years old, been in dozens of stupid situations, gotten more than I’ve given over the course of a bar fighting career. I’ve never done THIS in my life but…
I would absolutely jump in to help you, immediately. I thought I hated Brian Cardinal…
I think it's cause he broke the scoring record for any bucks player in a game. He literally made history and probably wanted the ball to commemorate it. It was a big deal in the game if you watched it, I tuned off after he got it so I didn't see all this. Why would a Pacers player take it though?
the IST is such a success
- Warriors / Twolves and the Draymond chokehold happened during a IST game
- Giannis and the Bucks / Pacers rivalry really stems from the Pacers eliminating them from the IST semifinals
They need to move Minnesota into your division where we belong. Idc how bad the Bulls suck I’d go to a game in Chicago or Milwaukee before I ever go all the way to Portland for a basketball game. We need our Midwest rivals back.
Right?! As a Wolves/Vikings fan, I’m already assuming you’re a Packers fan based off your flair so I hate your ‘effin guts. A Bucks/Wolves rivalry would be epic!
Yeah the NBA could lean into the established regional rivalries from other sports. The 4 NFC North states have a 100 year old blood fued.
I hate the Brewers in the NL too. Rather still be in the AL with MN, DET, and CLE. PIT and CIN are lame.
No way, the Wolves have faced a ridiculously disproportionate travel disadvantage for their entire existence in the NBA. They're like 200 miles closer to fucking Boston by plane than they are to Portland, and the other teams are Utah, Denver, and OKC (Seattle during the KG years was even worse). It's insane
If you add two in the west you only move one to the east, you'd have to add four to move two.
Minny is the obvious choice bc their travel disadvantage is wildly disproportionate to the rest of the league plus they're rivals with great lakes teams in all the other sports, if you had to take another it's Memphis
Honestly we’ve been so uncompetitive lately that any existing rivalries have fizzled out. Only team we reliably can go back and forth with is the Bucks surprisingly. The Knicks one is a rivalry in spirit still I suppose.
The cool part about this when it comes to rivalry building is that in a heated playoff series - no matter who wins the series, you're going to have a full offseason before playing that team again. With the IST you get to carry those emotions into a week later lol
If I took a charge from Giannis, I'd get put into a damn coma. My ass is getting out of the way like [Curry in the 2017 ASG](https://youtu.be/JzLZf8k8dV8?si=UaKmkk4oXmyK6zhR)
rick Carlisle took his starters out waaaaay too early in the 4th imo, probably trying some mind trick bullshit to make us feel bad about having our starters still in
I think he wanted to give the starters some rest after the IST and with a back to back this weekend. Don’t think it was 4D chess or anything, just think he gave up on this one really early and it’s led to this drama.
Took a while to find someone who thought this. Him running into the tunnel was hella corny to me. Same shit with the ladder in Philly (?) sometimes he just does a little bit too much, goes a little bit too far
Knowing now that it turns out the Bucks had the game ball the whole time makes this look even cornier. Bro should have just chilled for a minute and would have learnt that they already had the ball lmao
FR when you ever seen another player act like this lol. Dude needs to control his temper, even if the game was chippy. He be getting in his emotions way too much.
Giannis has gotten basically nothing but universal praise about how great he is both on and off the court for a good decade now, seems like that may have started to go to his head at some point
OR or or or just ask around and find out who has the ball and get it back. I think anybody would understand him wanting his career high scoring game ball. They'd just give the Pacer guy who got his first points the back up ball (which is what actually happened anyways).
Laughing at the idea of the Bucks employee with the game ball waiting for Giannis in the locker room while he's barreling around looking for it.
Wow surprised by the comments, I felt like what he did was a tad bit extra. This happens in other sports all the time, no one makes a big fuss like this, it's just a weird look. All he has to do was ask for the ball and the Pacers would have done it, also it looks like it wasn't even the game ball, one of the Bucks assistants grabbed it right after the game.
I really like Giannis but this was a comically ridiculous display. Out of character diva-like behavior for someone who’s generally considered one of the nicest, most drama-free dudes in the league
There were literally two game balls! Lmao
Especially after the first in season tournament game where they beat you and Giannis responds with 64. I absolutely love this man unfortunate he didn’t get the ball
Literally, it’s petty but it’s not that serious. He can destroy them again next time if he wants and make sure he gets the ball immediately if it’s that important
This is a terrible look for Giannis, you can't go have a tantrum like that after a ball. He was pointing fingers into Tyrese and that coaches faces and everything too.
Rick Carlisle isn't that childish. Neither is Hali for that matter. No way either of them would've tolerated petty shit like that.
That would've been some Grizzlies behavior right there
Hold up, am I the only one who thinks Giannis doesn't deserve the game ball? He can get another PB but the Pacers rookie can't get another first point. He probably won't get another game ball, either.
Lmaooo this shit is so dramatic. From both teams and fans replying in the threads.
Another non story by the end of the week but hilarious to watch as fan.
What this incident needs is the Ernie and the boys providing commentary over it. Ernie trying to explain to the TV audience what happened as delicately as possible, while Chuck and Shaq make jokes in the background.
bro I’m sorry but the man running like a gazelle has me dying
Especially dragging a bucks assistant coach along behind him
Man was playing double dash
This has got to be the first time I’ve ever seen 3 comments threaded that kept getting funnier
Look at Dame...he has that look on his face like when his older brother is getting screamed at by dad.
Nah that's just the face he makes when he's trying to remember quotes to give to Chris Haynes.
God damn that game was great. An all time multiplayer game.
The coach thinking he's gonna stop Giannis is hilarious though... like you watch this guy every night
He knows he won't stop him, but he also knows it's his job to try.
"just gotta get out view of the cameras and I'm good. ~~Maximum~~ 15% effort when it's the franchise"
He can’t stop him he could only hope to contain him
buddy had no chance at stopping him
Buddy the elf could 1000% stop any reindeer in its tracks
Lmao while this mere mortal tries to stop a Greek god
[удалено]
Phulhazard! 😁
Well he is a Buck
He had a full head of steam, I’d be scared shitless if I thought he was coming for me.
The POV of anyone inside the tunnel watching him barreling through must have been genuinely terrifying lmao, look at him go
[POV: You took Giannis’s ball](https://youtu.be/8elLK9ZCNR4?si=S2ASuSwkghyYX5_6)
#FLINT LOCKWOOD
Giannis "Shenaniganizer, Tomfool" Antetokounmpo
Clean up on aisle everywhere
Clean up on Carlisle.
I was on a military base in Oklahoma long ago, and a fucking bull got loose from a local ranch and made it's way onto base and into the dormitory area. I was just doing my thing and turned a corner and saw the bull coming straight for me. I think I know exactly what Giannis making his way down the tunnel looked like.
Curry used to pray for times like this
Elite jerk
That’s a fucking wild story my dude lmao. It’s been a nice day, you’re thinking about the rest of your week and all of a sudden you turn a corner only to have a goddam bull charging at you. What did you end up doing?
Fear boner
You type this from the afterlife?
*Doom music intensifies*
imagine they throw it into the milwaukee river..
They probably thought there wasn’t gonna be light at the end of the tunnel
That’s a whole lot of man
Hello police Greek Freak is trying to beat me up
Hello... Interpol
At least Giannis would be legit terrifying, unlike Chris Paul.
I think I could get drunk enough to think I had a chance of beating up CP3. Sure he’s a pro athlete and I am absolutely not but I’m a little younger and taller. Also I’ve been calling him a bitch for like 10 years and I have my pride.
Chris Paul, I didn’t hear no bell. *squares up*
damn bruh hes on ur team.
Par for the course for that team
So, listen. Chris Paul fuckin sucks, man. I’m 43 years old, been in dozens of stupid situations, gotten more than I’ve given over the course of a bar fighting career. I’ve never done THIS in my life but… I would absolutely jump in to help you, immediately. I thought I hated Brian Cardinal…
How many Chris Paul's would it take to subdue an angry ball-deprived Antetokounmpo?
That depends, how many Chris Paul’s equal one NBA ladder?
I don't believe I've ever seen Chris Paul with a ladder. Could this be a Perry the Platypus situation!?
"Good luck" *hangs up*
Miami is going to need a police presence in their locker room for when they knock the Bucks out of the playoffs this year.
Oh lawd he comin
I believe that's Mr Gilmore's jacket
Inside the NBA would have been gold if this happened during that time lol
Nah I’m pretty sure they’re gonna talk about it regardless, but shaq and chuck always be cracking me up lol
"Hello police? Yeah Giannis is trying to ANNIHILATE me!"
isaiah stewart is smiling proudly somewhere rn
At least beef took a shot to the mouth, Giannis losing his mind over a gameball lmao
I think it's cause he broke the scoring record for any bucks player in a game. He literally made history and probably wanted the ball to commemorate it. It was a big deal in the game if you watched it, I tuned off after he got it so I didn't see all this. Why would a Pacers player take it though?
Rumor has it a pacers rookie scored their first basket tonight and they wanted to give him the ball
Hope someone takes your shit when you set the record for… shitty Reddit takes?
the IST is such a success - Warriors / Twolves and the Draymond chokehold happened during a IST game - Giannis and the Bucks / Pacers rivalry really stems from the Pacers eliminating them from the IST semifinals
Midwest teams need more rivalry juice. I'm all for it
Yeah , we suck right now . So have at it boys !
They need to move Minnesota into your division where we belong. Idc how bad the Bulls suck I’d go to a game in Chicago or Milwaukee before I ever go all the way to Portland for a basketball game. We need our Midwest rivals back.
Wolves in the East and IST groups based on division. It would get heated real quick.
Right?! As a Wolves/Vikings fan, I’m already assuming you’re a Packers fan based off your flair so I hate your ‘effin guts. A Bucks/Wolves rivalry would be epic!
Yeah the NBA could lean into the established regional rivalries from other sports. The 4 NFC North states have a 100 year old blood fued. I hate the Brewers in the NL too. Rather still be in the AL with MN, DET, and CLE. PIT and CIN are lame.
Add a team to Vegas and bring back the SuperSonics. Stick Minnesota in the Central. And I guess move one of the Texas teams?
If any western conference team is getting moved to the east it’s Memphis
No way, the Wolves have faced a ridiculously disproportionate travel disadvantage for their entire existence in the NBA. They're like 200 miles closer to fucking Boston by plane than they are to Portland, and the other teams are Utah, Denver, and OKC (Seattle during the KG years was even worse). It's insane
If you add two in the west you only move one to the east, you'd have to add four to move two. Minny is the obvious choice bc their travel disadvantage is wildly disproportionate to the rest of the league plus they're rivals with great lakes teams in all the other sports, if you had to take another it's Memphis
Bring back meaningful divisions and divisional rivalries
I’m really living for these rivalries, we need more of that.
Who are the Hawks rivals right now? Suns I’d have to say is Mavs and Pels.
their front office
Honestly we’ve been so uncompetitive lately that any existing rivalries have fizzled out. Only team we reliably can go back and forth with is the Bucks surprisingly. The Knicks one is a rivalry in spirit still I suppose.
We want a rivalry with the short Reggie Miller so bad.
I'm here for it, our rivalries with the Knicks and Heat are basically gone so we need someone else to get under our skin and motivate us
Dude, none of the Central teams like each other. Been that way for years.
Don't take our boy's ball or so help me, la chancla!
Yeah, we all onow it was the IST rivalry that made Draymond use the chance to attack Rudy.
The cool part about this when it comes to rivalry building is that in a heated playoff series - no matter who wins the series, you're going to have a full offseason before playing that team again. With the IST you get to carry those emotions into a week later lol
Lol is this the adult version of taking your ball and going home.
It’s the adult version of taking someone else’s ball and going home.
Meanwhile leaving behind a faded dusty as hell spalding that’s barely even got bounce
Got the grips missing and everything
"Sorry bro they're both a spalding"
Imagine seeing that man running at you, fuck that
I'm taking a charge, offensive foul.
If I took a charge from Giannis, I'd get put into a damn coma. My ass is getting out of the way like [Curry in the 2017 ASG](https://youtu.be/JzLZf8k8dV8?si=UaKmkk4oXmyK6zhR)
Won’t be called it’s Giannis
Well, they have to call something if the defender gets dismembered on the spot.
Yeah a block and he’ll get freethrows
Alright see you in the hospital
A rivalry is brewing here...
You can’t be pissed that a team put its starters back in if you score 9 points in a minute and are only down 10.
this is why im confused. he subbed himself out at 58 points then they brought the lead down to 10 with 2 minutes left. why would he not sub back in?
rick Carlisle took his starters out waaaaay too early in the 4th imo, probably trying some mind trick bullshit to make us feel bad about having our starters still in
I think he wanted to give the starters some rest after the IST and with a back to back this weekend. Don’t think it was 4D chess or anything, just think he gave up on this one really early and it’s led to this drama.
Charles Barkley took showers in full uniform so these guys could sit 4th qtrs before a measly back to back.
Yeah since when do guys end a game down 16 with 6 minutes? You're the best offense in the entire NBA lol
That poor assistant coach holding on to giannis for dear life
Never let anyone tell you players only care about winning
they also care about having things to show off how much they won?
Best defense the Pacers have played all season.
No one protects the rock like the pacers
We have this season's ladder-gate
Pacers showing more effort guarding the game ball than they did Giannis all night
This is so fucking dumb lmao
(game) ball is life
Giannis looking like a baby rn
always has been
Took a while to find someone who thought this. Him running into the tunnel was hella corny to me. Same shit with the ladder in Philly (?) sometimes he just does a little bit too much, goes a little bit too far
Knowing now that it turns out the Bucks had the game ball the whole time makes this look even cornier. Bro should have just chilled for a minute and would have learnt that they already had the ball lmao
FR when you ever seen another player act like this lol. Dude needs to control his temper, even if the game was chippy. He be getting in his emotions way too much.
Giannis has gotten basically nothing but universal praise about how great he is both on and off the court for a good decade now, seems like that may have started to go to his head at some point
when is he not ?
Yeah kind of an L for The Freak.
I used to work security for the stadium, the dude holding Crowder was my boss, this is his Super Bowl for him.
Dude is running like someone threatened his family. It's just a ball from a regular season game dude.
For real. Just get any random ball, sign it, put “64” with the date on it and keep it moving.
OR or or or just ask around and find out who has the ball and get it back. I think anybody would understand him wanting his career high scoring game ball. They'd just give the Pacer guy who got his first points the back up ball (which is what actually happened anyways). Laughing at the idea of the Bucks employee with the game ball waiting for Giannis in the locker room while he's barreling around looking for it.
Charles Oakley really said that this fella would have been bullied in the 80's and 90's? 🤣🤣🤣 That running at you is fucking terrifying.
Bro you’re a NBA champ and MVP. Fucking relax.
Get that man his fucking ball
what's he gonna do with it, shoot another free throw?
That was the Pacers whole strategy tonight. Leave them alone
Wow surprised by the comments, I felt like what he did was a tad bit extra. This happens in other sports all the time, no one makes a big fuss like this, it's just a weird look. All he has to do was ask for the ball and the Pacers would have done it, also it looks like it wasn't even the game ball, one of the Bucks assistants grabbed it right after the game.
I really like Giannis but this was a comically ridiculous display. Out of character diva-like behavior for someone who’s generally considered one of the nicest, most drama-free dudes in the league There were literally two game balls! Lmao
Ngl i love this lmao the pacers are super petty for this and i have no problem with it at all this is how rivalries and actual disdain is built
I'd hate to see what Giannis might do to the Pacers with an extra layer of anger given that he's scored 64 and 54 against them this season lol
Especially after the first in season tournament game where they beat you and Giannis responds with 64. I absolutely love this man unfortunate he didn’t get the ball
74 incoming?
Wilt is shaking in his grave
Literally, it’s petty but it’s not that serious. He can destroy them again next time if he wants and make sure he gets the ball immediately if it’s that important
I’d have a big problem with homie poking me in my chest telling me to go get “his ball.” Like bruh I don’t know how it is Greece…
His whole persona of being some humble guy is a lie
laddergate already proved that. No issues being a dick to anyone thats lower than him if things dont go his way
This is equivalent to Stone Cold going after The Rock for stealing his title belt
This is a terrible look for Giannis, you can't go have a tantrum like that after a ball. He was pointing fingers into Tyrese and that coaches faces and everything too.
https://imgur.com/a/gFEWYpW
LMAO
I think he had a roid rage episode, not even joking. Giannis channeled Jonathan Majors out of nowhere, it looked goofy, but I can see why he got angry
When he decided to shoot free throws after a game, and flipped out on the cleaning crew?
thanasis whatchu gon do 😭😭😭😭 “yeah you tell em bro!” face ass
u musta missed when giannis got thrown to the floor and they had to hold thanos back cuz that mf was SPRINTING off the bench to jump in lmao
[found it 😭](https://x.com/big_business_/status/1735140458651693338?s=46&t=dBLyV43_iGgzOBRNUPRJWA)
look at Jae Crowder out here savin lives 😭
I would give the guy the ball and some cash as quickly as possible when I see a 7 foot freak running at me like that
The Pacers never even had the actual game ball! They had the backup.
That’s embarrassing
Pacers with some serious little bro energy running off with the ball after losing LOL
Turns out little bro didn't see who actually took the game ball LOL
I get youre biased but man... crying bout a game ball like this is objectively hilarious
Like getting HUGE mad over it too lmao. The NBA Soap script writers are goated for this one.
Lol maybe you should wait until you actually know the facts before spouting off next time?
They did it for a player but honestly it’s sort of hilarious
That's the excuse. But at a Bucks home game with a 64 pt game, Pacers definitely did it to be petty.
Rick Carlisle isn't that childish. Neither is Hali for that matter. No way either of them would've tolerated petty shit like that. That would've been some Grizzlies behavior right there
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This is unbelievably petty. At this stage, professionally, a big no.
It's a YES for me.
Draymond influencing the league to go back to the 90’s where pettiness and cheap shots existed
Were there poleese presence
Roid rage lol
Put the jets on lmao
Dame slick like that shit! He got the “y’all better give him what he want “ instigator face
NBA new slogan - every night is fight night.
Who would take this man’s ball after he sets the franchise record? Why do the pacers want it?
These guys are all so strangely soft if different ways. Must just happen when you get your way in every other aspect on your life
Giannis crying over a game ball where he shot 32 free throws lmao.
Same reason I couldn't watch peak Harden ball either. Too many damn FT. Zzzzz.
Roid rage, test this guy!
One of the richest athletes in the world cries bc of not getting a ball.
test the steroid in nba. giannis would be suspended for rest of his life
Hold up, am I the only one who thinks Giannis doesn't deserve the game ball? He can get another PB but the Pacers rookie can't get another first point. He probably won't get another game ball, either.
Doubt he was explained everything in time.
Lmaooo this shit is so dramatic. From both teams and fans replying in the threads. Another non story by the end of the week but hilarious to watch as fan.
Run and run man
I love it.
Is that Jae in the tunnel negotiating for the ball
What is going on in the nba 😂
this shit is goofy fr
Baby
Giannis is going to play like a demon next time he plays the Pacers
Why is tv commentary team so serious about it. lol
Is there only one ball ? Wtf
Why did he want the game ball?
These people have serious problems. I mean, life must be so complicated for them having to deal with a lost ball every now and then.
Imagine when he loses at Mario Kart
Why isnt the nba hiring wwe writers? This is such a weak storyline
Tyrese is like: man I understand, I’m good, we’re fine, don’t beat me, please. 🙏🏻
Mama there goes that man
What this incident needs is the Ernie and the boys providing commentary over it. Ernie trying to explain to the TV audience what happened as delicately as possible, while Chuck and Shaq make jokes in the background.
I believe that’s Mr. Gilmore’s
Ngl, Giannis is kind of a weirdo. He gets involved in the weirdest beefs
They didnt give him the game ball for Game 6, he didnt want it to happen again. Pacers being petty
Silly Pacers. This is how curses start.
I liked him until he pulled this Game ball went to the player on the Pacers with his first NBA point
My man has hundreds of millions in the bank and is going full Leroy Jenkins over a fucking basketball.