Overview
- Playing his first game since a Dec. 3 calf strain, Antetokounmpo had 29 points in 24:42 as Milwaukee beat Chicago 112-103 at the United Center.
- With 1.9 seconds remaining, he finished an open-court windmill instead of dribbling out, prompting immediate protests from Nikola Vučević and Coby White.
- Players from both teams converged in a brief shoving match that was quickly contained, and there were no ejections reported.
- Antetokounmpo defended the decision by noting the Bucks’ 11th-place standing and said he is committed to Milwaukee, telling reporters, “I’m here.”
- White called the play disrespectful, and Vučević took a sarcastic swipe by referencing a local report that the Bulls declined a Giannis trade inquiry.