Overview
- After the loss to the Kings on Nov. 2, Giannis Antetokounmpo told reporters he intervened at a Pick'n Save when a man tried to snatch a woman's purse.
- He said the man elbowed him in the eye as he grabbed him, which he offered as the explanation for his visible black eye.
- Antetokounmpo said he subdued the suspect, returned the purse, paid for the woman's groceries, and that police took the man into custody.
- The Milwaukee Bucks' official X account posted the exchange, amplifying the story to a wider audience.
- Coverage described his tone as joking and noted that no independent confirmation of the alleged arrest or incident has been presented.