Kevin Durant’s Brooklyn Nets recently blew away Giannis Antetokounmpo and co. during their recent encounter at home. The Nets started off well against Milwaukee, scoring 36 points in the first quarter. Moreover, Brooklyn kept a lead throughout the match as Antetokounmpo and his teammates tried to reduce the deficit. Eventually, the Bucks fell short during a 118-100 loss against the Nets. After the game, a young star from the Brooklyn Nets called out Giannis Antetkounmpo by posting a poll on his social media account, following some heated moments between the two players on the court.

The Bucks faced a tough loss against the Nets at the Barclays Center, despite Antetokounmpo scoring 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. During the loss, he was involved in a number of on-court incidences with a Nets star, who performed well against Milwaukee. Now, the Brooklyn Nets star recently took a dig at the Bucks forward.

Nets star takes a did at Giannis Antetokounmpo

Nets’ Nic Claxton impressed the home fans with his performance, scoring 19 points, eight rebounds, and five assists against the Bucks. The 23-year-old did well in the defense too. However, Claxton and Giannis Antetokounmpo tussled against one another on a number of occasions during the game. 

After the game, Nicolas Claxton took to Instagram and shared a clip from the third quarter of the game. Antetokounmpo can be seen trying to break past the Nets’ defense in an attempt to score. Giannis tried to get past Claxton but he fell as the ball missed the hoop. While falling Giannis seemed to have accidentally dragged Nicolas Claxton along with him.

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Moreover, Claxton added a Yes or No poll along with the clip with a question, “Is This Basketball?”

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The Nets star seemed to be unhappy about his on-court incident with Giannis. However, there were other moments during the encounter when the two players scuffled.

Claxton bumps into Antetokounmpo

In the second quarter of the game with around seven and a half minutes left on the clock, Giannis made an attempt to break into the circle and ended up losing the ball. Nic Claxton was quick to get hold of the ball as he sprinted off and scored. After scoring, Claxton bumped into Antetokounmpo’s shoulder while walking back onto the court. 

The Bucks star was not impressed by Claxton’s move as Giannis said some words to the Nets star. After the shoulder bump from Claxton, the two had another incident during the third quarter which the Nets star mentioned in his Instagram story.

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