Giannis Antetokounbo: Hornets referees – Bucks apologized for the wrong foul that charged the Greek superstar in the finale

Hornets’ referees – Bucks admitted they wrongly charged John with fouling. Antetokounbo, from which LaMello Ball put the shots for the final 115–114. The Hornets won the victory in the… details, against the Bucks, with 115–114, with Giannis Antetokounbo marking his first triple double this year and faster in his career, but also being the one who fell foul to LaMelo Ball, at 7.3–1 before the end, with the latter shaping the final score with 2/2 shots, as the Greek superstar missed (ed. the ball found iron) from five meters to the last shot of the game, after the timeout. Ball had slipped at 7.3–1 with referees exhausting their rigour with their decision to foul Antetokounbo. The Bucks had no more challenge and after the end of the match they were informed that the referees admitted that John’s foul Antetokounbo would have been cancelled if the Bucks bench had the right to object to send the pheres to the video replay. “In the live flow of the race Giannis was charged for contact (leg with foot) with LaMello Ball who infiltrated the basket. We saw the phase after the end of the race and there was no violation, no contact” was the statement of the first referee of the match, Curtis Blair. “Everyone makes mistakes. The players, the coaches, the referees. We’re all people. But that must be explained, especially since it took place in two series games,” was Thanasis Antetokounbo’s reaction to social media. Everyone makes mistakes. Players, coaches, refs. We’re all human! But this needs to be explored, especially after two games in a row. 🤔 — T. Antetokounmpo (@Thanasis_ante43) For his part, Giannis Antetokounbo was asked by journalists after the game for the controversial phase: “I have been in the league for years. This is my 12th year. The first rule is not to waste your money and the second rule is not to forget the first rule. So I will not comment more on this.” For two match streaks had a similar development, he said: “No, the previous game was good. In both games we played well. We run the ball, the kids put the shots, make the right moves, make the right phases. There are very few less good phases. Two of our best players are missing, in these games we play good basketball, the kids are competitive. I hope we are a little more lucky.” For the last shot he missed: ‘ I would take this shot thousands of times. I’d take it a thousand times. I’m working on this shot, it didn’t go as I’d like, but I love being in this position. Because the longer you’re in this position, the more comfortable you feel there and the more you’ll be able to put it. I didn’t want it to be weak. It was a good miss.”