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NBA: Bucks star Antetokounmpo suspended after head-butting opponent

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NEW YORK - Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo was suspended for one game after head-butting Washington Wizards center Moritz Wagner during a game, the league said Wednesday.The Milwaukee Bucks star was ejected from the contest after the incident in the second quarter of the Bucks 126-113 victory Tuesday over the Wizards.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/09/20/antetokounmpo-head-nba-mvp-race-with-james-harden">Antetokounmpo head NBA MVP race with James, Harden</a></li></ul>Antetokounmpo was contrite after the game, admitting he let his emotions get the better of him after he was fouled multiple times in the quarter.&quot;Terrible action,&quot; Antetokounmpo said. &quot;If I could go back and turn back time and go back to that play, I wouldn&#x27;t do it. But at the end of the day, we&#x27;re all human, we all make mistakes.&quot;I think I&#x27;ve done a great job all year, in my career, of keeping my composure and focusing on the game, but like I said, we&#x27;re human, we make mistakes. But at the end of the day, learn from it, keep playing good basketball and keep moving forward.&quot;Antetokounmpo admitted he took his frustrations out on Wagner, even though the Wizards big man was just a handy target.&quot;I think it was just the whole, like, build-up of dirty plays in my mind. Guys tripping me, guys falling in front of my feet, holding me, hitting me,&quot; he said. &quot;I don&#x27;t have nothing against Wagner, it wasn&#x27;t just him.&quot;The Bucks have already clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference.But Antetokounmpo&#x27;s absence could be a boon for their next opponent, the Memphis Grizzlies, who are trying to fight their way into the Western Conference playoff field as the NBA wraps up a regular season disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.<div>bb/js</div><div>© Agence France-Presse</div>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>).

NEW YORK - Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo was suspended for one game after head-butting Washington Wizards center Moritz Wagner during a game, the league said Wednesday.

NEW YORK - Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo was suspended for one game after head-butting Washington Wizards center Moritz Wagner during a game, the league said Wednesday.