GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO Loses His Cool With 76ers Employees and Overturns Ladder
After the Bucks’ game against the 76ers, Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted to practise his free throws. However, when some arena staff members stepped in his way, he lost his cool and knocked over a 10-foot or taller ladder.
Some spectators who were still present in the Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center on Friday night managed to film the entire incident.
Giannis scored 25 points as the Bucks fell to the Sixers, 110-102. But he had terrible free throw shooting, going 4-for-15 (27%) from the line.
Giannis throwing down the ladder and disrespecting the employees of @WellsFargoCtr after losing to the @sixers. pic.twitter.com/DBrRu1nq7K
— Dennis Moore (@dem389) November 19, 2022
Antetokounmpo was obviously motivated to practise his free throws after the game. However, a number of workers—unclear it’s if they work for the team or the arena—were positioned near to a huge ladder and appeared to be getting ready to work on the hoop.
The ladder was pushed beneath the basket by Giannis when he approached it. A worker repositioned the ladder close to its original location while acting bewildered. Clearly enraged, Antetokounmpo approached the ladder once more, yelled something to the man firmly, and then threw the ladder, forcing it to fall.
A few seconds later, while GA is attempting a free shot, the video comes to a stop.
Giannis throwing down the ladder and disrespecting the employees of @WellsFargoCtr after losing to the @sixers. pic.twitter.com/DBrRu1nq7K
— Dennis Moore (@dem389) November 19, 2022
Another social media video purported to capture Sixers forward Montrezl Harrell’s response to Giannis, and he was hot.
Neither Giannis nor the Bucks or the 76ers have responded to this incident.