Emotions were running high on Monday night when the Milwaukee Bucks hosted their Central Division rivals, the Indiana Pacers, at the Fiserv Forum. It did not take very long before the contest got heated amid the bad blood between these two teams.
Unsurprisingly, Bucks veteran Bobby Portis was at the center of a first-quarter scuffle after a hard foul on Indiana big man Isaiah Jackson.
Isaiah Jackson Held Back After Hard Foul From Milwaukee Bucks’ Bobby Portis
Jackson took a hard fall after attempting to secure a defensive rebound. He got tangled up with Portis, who seems to have given the Pacers center a bit of a shove mid-air. Jackson did not appreciate Portis’ antics and the former made sure to let the latter know about it:
Isaiah Jackson got into to with Bobby Portis after going down hard on this play 😳
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 2, 2024
Little testy. First video is live from Fiserv. After the play.
Second from @bally broadcast. pic.twitter.com/oY9YgZ3DG2— Lori Nickel (@LoriNickel) January 2, 2024
Jackson was furious with Portis, and the Indiana big man had to be held back by his teammates as he attempted to charge at the Bucks vet.
Upon review, the game officials saw nothing more in the play than a simple loose ball foul on Portis.
It is worth noting that Portis was ejected the last time these two teams met in December. Bucks fans are hoping that this won’t be the case again on Monday night.
Milwaukee headed into the break with a 62-56 lead over the Pacers, with Portis logging just two points on 1-of-6 shooting in his nine minutes in the opening half.
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