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Recently, the Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 110-102. Following the loss, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who missed 11 out of 15 free throws in the game, decided to practice some shooting after the game. However, soon things took an odd turn. The Greek Freak got entangled in an altercation with the arena staff, which brought him a lot of flak on social media. Robert Horry, who once got kicked off the court himself, wants Antetokounmpo to be punished for his “Wrong” actions.

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Antetokounmpo went 4 from 15 from the foul line. Following the loss, he decided to come back to the court and work on his technique. After taking seven free throws, the 76ers player Montrezl Harrell took the ball from Antetokounmpo. The Bucks superstar was clearly upset because of this.

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However, he was determined to improve on his shooting. As a result, Antetokounmpo went back to the locker room and brought two balls with him. But this time things took an odd turn. When he returned to the court an A-framed ladder was standing in the way blocking the hoop. So Antetokounmpo decided to move the ladder, despite protests from the arena staff, which ended up in the ladder crashing to the floor.

As a result of this incident, Antetokounmpo faced a lot of criticism on the Internet. Later on, the 2021 NBA champion appeared before the media with an apology.

Robert Horry wants Giannis Antetokounmpo to be punished

The Los Angeles Lakers legend Robert Horry recently made some bold remarks on the ‘Big shot hot pod with Robert Horry.’?In the podcast, he talked about Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s above-mentioned incident. According to Horry, Antetokounmpo was in the wrong. Horry pointed out that Giannis was in Philadelphia and he had no inherent right to come out and practice his free throws. He further added, “It ain’t my fault you shot bad free throws, get your a** on the bus and take your a** on the way to your hotel.”?

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Furthermore, Horry wants the NBA to suspend Antetokounmpo or fine him $50,000 for his conduct in Philadelphia.

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However, the seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry was once kicked out of the court because he threw a towel at his head coach Danny Ainge during his brief time with the Phoenix Suns. He allegedly threw the towel because Ainge removed Horry from a game. As a result, Horry got suspended for two games.

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