The youngest Ball brother got into it with the second-oldest Antetokounmpo brother on Saturday.
During Saturday’s game between the Charlotte Hornets and the Milwaukee Bucks, Hornets star LaMelo Ball had an interesting moment with Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the older brother of Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
In the second half of the contest, Ball got open for a three-point attempt on the right wing. He hit the shot … and then proceeded to turn around and point at Thanasis, who was sitting courtside for the game.
Check out the video.
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Thanasis, 32, was on the Bucks roster for several seasons, including on their 2021 NBA championship team. But he tore his Achilles earlier this year and is no longer on the official roster for Milwaukee. These days, Thanasis just attends Bucks games as a spectator (and may have had it coming there since the clip showed him saying something from the sideline before Ball’s three).
Ball gave the Bucks all that they could handle, finishing with a career-high 50 points to go along with five rebounds and 10 assists. But in the end, the Bucks still managed to get the 124-119 win. Thus, it wasn’t quite as bad for Thanasis as the times that he was getting clowned last season.
