Mark Cuban Says Ball At Center Of Giannis, Pacers Spat Should Go To Indiana Rookie

Mark Cuban says if he had been accountable for the ball on the middle of the Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Pacers tiff … the Bucks celebrity can be disillusioned — ‘trigger he would’ve given the souvenir to Indiana.

The Dallas Mavericks honcho did not mince phrases when speaking in regards to the matter to TMZ Sports on Thursday … saying, “if you have a rookie who’s never scored before in an NBA game, that’s a big deal that only happens once.”

“So,” he continued, “I’d give the ball to the rookie.”

Of course, Giannis felt otherwise following Milwaukee’s 140-126 win over Indiana on the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday evening … going completely ballistic when the Pacers wished at hand the ball off to Oscar Tshiebwe for scoring his first NBA basket as an alternative of to the two-time MVP who had simply scored 64 factors.

Antetokounmpo ran to the entrance of the Pacers’ locker room to confront them — earlier than he sprinted again on the courtroom to complain to area officers in regards to the ball some extra.

Eventually, a basketball was given to Giannis … although he instructed reporters afterward he wasn’t positive if it was truly the one he used to drop a franchise-high mark for factors through the recreation.

Cuban mentioned the house group ought to in the end be the one to make the decision within the scenario — although he mentioned he’d simply have to provide it as much as the rookie on this occasion … however would nonetheless do one thing good for Giannis.

“With situations like that,” he mentioned, “I’d take the box score, I’d get his teammates to sign it and I’d frame it for him.”

He added that if Giannis actually wished the ball — he beneficial bartering with the rookie for it … maybe by signing a jersey and even forking over some money.