Overview
- The Bucks beat the Pacers 117-115 in Indianapolis on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s buzzer-beating jumper, after which he gave a thumbs-down and shushed the crowd.
- Myles Turner was booed during a pregame tribute video and on nearly every touch; he mimed closing a book, finished with nine points and five blocks, and said the reaction was “disheartening.”
- Turner posted on X that a decade of “blood, sweat, [and] sacrifice” is sometimes “boo’d,” adding he remains grateful as he moves forward with Milwaukee.
- Antetokounmpo publicly backed Turner, saying the boos “kind of hurt,” and coach Doc Rivers criticized the reception, stressing Turner “wasn’t looking to leave” but “was made available.”
- The backdrop remains a contract dispute: Turner left after 10 seasons for a four-year deal worth about $107 million with Milwaukee, saying Indiana didn’t make a comparable offer, while the Pacers maintain they weren’t given a chance to match.