Giannis Antetokounmpo tells the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd what he thinks of them after beating the Indiana Pacers fans on a buzzer-beater.
Antetokounmpo’s fadeaway jumper at the buzzer Monday night, Nov. 2, lifted the Milwaukee Bucks to a 117-115 victory. He finished with 33 points and 13 rebounds.
But he wanted express what he thought of the crowd’s reaction to former Pacers big man Myles Turner, who returned to Indiana as an opponent for the first time. Antetokounmpo shushed the crowd and gave them a thumbs-down.
As the team played a pregame tribute video for Turner, fans booed heartily. They continued to boo Turner into the game.
Turner spent a decade in Indiana before abruptly signing with the Bucks in the offseason on a lucrative four-year contract.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s history with the Indiana Pacers
- Tyrese Haliburton’s father, John Haliburton, taunted Antetokounmpo on the court after the Pacers eliminated the Bucks in the 2025 playoffs. John Haliburton was kept away from Pacers for several games.
- Antetokounmpo fouled Haliburton on a 3-point shot in the closing seconds of a March 11, 2025, game, and the ensuing free throw gave the Pacers a 115-114 win.
- Antetokounmpo scored a Bucks-record 64 points in a win over the Pacers on Dec. 13, 2023, then got into a scuffle with them over possession of the game ball. Indiana wanted Oscar Tshiebwe, who scored his first career points in that game, to have it. Antetokounmpo charged the Indiana locker room to get it. In the end, the Pacers had taken the backup game ball, leaving the actual one for Antetokounmpo.
Dustin Dopirak covers the Pacers all season. Get more coverage on IndyStarTV and with the Pacers Insider newsletter.
