I understand like when you’re a competitor, you’re gonna make mistakes like that,” Giannis Antetokounmpo says of Amen Thompson’s flagrant-two foul.

Rockets' Reed Sheppard and Amen Thompson played against each other Friday in the Rising Stars Challenge. Thompson's weekend will continue with the All-Star Game

Rockets prospects Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard enjoyed competing against each other in the Rising Stars challenge at the NBA’s All-Star Weekend.

Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo has “no hard feelings” toward Amen Thompson after the Houston forward was ejected for pulling him down from behind by his head and neck Tuesday night. The Bucks were down by two with about 4½ minutes left when Thompson committed the foul as Antetokounmpo went up for a shot in the lane.

Giannis Antetokounmpo said he believes that plays like the one Amen Thompson made on him at the end of Tuesday night's matchup are simply part of the game. "At the end of the day like you don't wanna to have a league that's soft,