Jaylen Brown had enough of Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Things got a chippy Sunday as the Celtics came back from down 17 in the first half, changing the dynamic early in the third quarter, and behind 31 points and 12 rebounds from Jayson Tatum, they beat the Bucks. Ultimately, the shorthanded Celtics keep using their depth to win while the shorthanded Bucks keep finding ways to lose.
That’s not what we’re all going to be talking about after this game, it’s going to be Antetokounmpo elbowing Brown in the head then pulling this 5th-grade playground handshake move with Brown afterward.
Giannis gets Jaylen Brown with the elbow, and then fakes out a handshake...
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Aggravate JB at your own risk 👀 pic.twitter.com/2lc9qVg1fi
You can tell from Antetokounmpo’s expression he thought he was being playful and joking. He said as much postgame via ESPN.
“We always joke around with the flow of the game,” Antetokounmpo said. “It’s something that I do to my kids, I play around. This is who I am. I play the game with fun, joy.”
Brown was having none of it at the time and called the former MVP “childish” postgame.
JB getting candid about what he thought of Giannis faking him out with a handshake 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/Mm8cOOszAx
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Brown also took the flagrant foul on Antetokounmpo later in the game during the fourth quarter (with the game still in doubt).
Jaylen Brown called for flagrant foul on Giannis 🚨 pic.twitter.com/kLkyklZCXH
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Antetokounmpo got away with what should have been a flagrant foul in the third quarter when he undercut Jayson Tatum on a jumper, taking away his landing space and causing Tatum to roll an ankle. Tatum stayed in the game, but postgame both Tatum and coach Joe Mazzulla called out that play as one blown by officials.
JT slow to get up after landing on Giannis' foot, but appears to be okay pic.twitter.com/NWckx9IvrG
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