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Bucks' Thanasis Antetokounmpo suspended 1 game

Antetokounmpo has been suspended 1 game without pay for headbutting Celtics forward Blake Griffin.

NEW YORK – Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has been suspended one game without pay for head-butting Boston Celtics forward Blake Griffin during a stoppage in play, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

The incident, for which Antetokounmpo was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected, occurred with 1:25 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Bucks’ 140-99 loss to the Celtics on March 30 at Fiserv Forum.

Antetokounmpo will serve his suspension April 2 when the Bucks host the Philadelphia 76ers at Fiserv Forum.

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