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Giannis’ Late Windmill Dunk Triggers Brief Bucks-Bulls Confrontation in Return Win

Antetokounmpo cast the move as a message about urgency for an 11th-place Bucks team.

Overview

  • Milwaukee beat Chicago 112-103 at the United Center, with Giannis Antetokounmpo scoring 29 in his first game since a Dec. 3 calf strain.
  • With seconds left, Antetokounmpo crossed halfcourt and threw a windmill dunk with no defender contesting, prompting Coby White and Nikola Vucevic to confront him.
  • The on-court exchange was limited to brief pushing and shoving before coaches stepped in and separated players.
  • Antetokounmpo said the play underscored Milwaukee’s need to find an identity and play with urgency given its standing in the East.
  • White called the dunk disrespectful and Vucevic offered a sarcastic trade-rumor jab, and coverage noted renewed debate over late-game etiquette with no league discipline reported.