Amen Thompson's intention was simply to stop Giannis Antetokounmpo from getting an easy dunk at the rim. How it played out, however, was much nastier. Thompson was ejected for this foul and after the game his own coach,

The play in question occurred with 4:27 left in the fourth quarter of a tight game that the Bucks trailed by two points. Thompson's non-basketball play sent "The Greek Freak" crashing to the floor, but luckily he avoided injury. Upon review, Thompson was hit with a flagrant foul two and automatic ejection.

As Antetokounmpo rose toward the basket, Thompson aggressively swatted at the ball, then followed through by oddly pulling Antetokounmpo by the neck.