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UPDATE: Aug. 12, 5:47 p.m. — Giannis has been suspended one game by the NBA for his headbutt on Moe Wagner in Tuesday’s game against the Wizards, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The NBA is suspending Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo for the Bucks’ final seeding game on Thursday for head bump on Wizards’ Mo Wagner, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 12, 2020
Antetokounmpo won’t play in the seeding-round finale against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. He should be ready to go for the the first round of the playoffs when the Bucks take on the Orlando Magic.
Apparently that toothache is getting to Giannis Antetokounmpo a little bit. The Bucks All-Star lost his cool against the Washington Wizards and headbutted Moe Wagner, prompting an ejection for a flagrant 2 on Tuesday night. Check out the video here:
Giannis Antetokounmpo gets ejected for headbutting Moe Wagner after a heated exchange between the two pic.twitter.com/ZPmc9ZzIfr
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) August 12, 2020
Giannis picked up a foul and the two exchanged some words. Giannis came back and hit him with a headbutt, immediately getting tossed. You’ve got to be worried a bit about the Bucks in the bubble. They’re the favorites to win it all, they’ve been losing games, Giannis has been losing his cool too often. He needs to tame things back and focus on what’s important, not a meaningless game against the Wizards.