Author: Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points in a return from a one-game absence as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Washington Wizards.

The Warriors’ Draymond Green said he got game officials to eject a fan in Milwaukee after the fan said “some threatening stuff to my life.”

Shooting free throws after Friday’s game, Giannis Antetokounmpo got in a heated exchange with a Philadelphia arena worker and shoved a ladder over.

Even with the return of Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks’ nine-game winning streak came to an end in Atlanta with a loss to the Hawks.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points and the Bucks prevailed 103-101 after the Celtics couldn’t convert on multiple attempts in the final seconds.

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum combined for 59 points as Boston led wire-to-wire for a 109-86 win to send the series to Milwaukee tied at 1-1.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double and the Bucks won their fourth straight game without injured all-star Khris Middleton.

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s franchise record for points that had stood since 1975 during Thursday’s game.

Opposing coaches rave about him. Opponents, teammates, scouts and executives. Those are the opinions that matter to Bucks guard Jrue Holiday.