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Things got chippy late in Thursday’s 140-99 blowout win by the Boston Celtics against the Milwaukee Bucks.
With 1:25 left in the fourth quarter, Thanasis Antetokounmpo and Blake Griffin got into a skirmish in which Antetokounmpo head-butted Griffin because of a hard foul. The 30-year-old was called for a flagrant-2 and was ejected from the game:
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Thanasis ejected after head-butting Blake Griffin 😳 pic.twitter.com/gaQSIiFX59
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JB really gave Blake his mask after the Thanasis head-butt 😂 pic.twitter.com/AyymVWFpDI
It’s understandable that emotions were running high for the Bucks amid the demoralizing showing in front of their home fans at Fiserv Forum. The 41-point loss ties for the largest defeat of the season for Milwaukee.
At 55-22, the Bucks still maintain a two-game lead over the Celtics (53-24) for first place in the Eastern Conference.
Milwaukee will look to bounce back on Sunday at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, while Boston will host the Utah Jazz on Friday.
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