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Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo on 6th foul: 'I grabbed the ball'

BOSTON -- Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo does not believe he earned the sixth foul that forced him out of Sunday's 113-107 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

The play in question occurred with 13 seconds remaining in overtime, with the Bucks trailing 110-107. After Antetokounmpo missed the second of two free throws and tried to tie up Celtics guard Terry Rozier for a jump ball. The All-Star big man was whistled for his sixth and final foul and angrily jumped up in frustration as a couple of his teammates stood in front of him so he wasn't whistled for a technical on his way off the floor.