A controversy erupted after the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Indiana Pacers with a score of 140-126. The Pacers wanted to keep the game ball because it marked Oscar Tshiebwe's first official NBA point, but the Bucks wanted the ball because Giannis Antetokounmpo had just set a franchise record with 64 points.

The situation escalated when Antetokounmpo tried to retrieve the game ball and an altercation broke out. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said that a Bucks player elbowed their general manager in the ribs.

Carlisle clarified that the Pacers did not want to diminish Antetokounmpo's achievement and that they could have taken the other game ball. He said that the situation was unfortunate and that it did not need to escalate like that.