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Montrezl Harrell hints a lack of respect from Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Philadelphia 76ers' reserve center Montrezl Harrell was involved in a conflict with Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo last night.

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When the game finished, both players returned to the Wells Fargo Center hardcourt to work on their game individually.

However, Harrell was not satisfied that Greek Freak went through the free-throw drills on an away floor. He took the ball from Giannis and refused to give it back.

"This isn't f***ing Milwaukee," Harrell barked at Antetokounmpo when he tried to put in some extra work, as witnessed by The Athletic. "Get that s**t out of there."

Still, Antetokounmpo continued his work at one end of the floor, while Harrell was shooting at the other.

"Yeah I took the ball, get the f**k outta here," Harrell said, as Giannis shouted from his end: "I'm doing my f***ing job."

Giannis reacted to the entire situation after the game, saying "it's unprofessional to kick somebody off the court or take the ball or whatever the case might be."

"We are professional athletes that try to do our job. You can go and ask [Harrell]. I offered him to shoot, let's shoot together. I'm not going to try to fight somebody. I have kids now, I gotta save my money," the Bucks star said, via The Athletic.

Meanwhile, Montrezl Harrell went on Twitter and posted the following message:

"Aye make sure you get the complete story. I ask the man can he get off the court so I can workout they had to change the court over he ignore me so hey that's what you get! Respect is respect! GOODNIGHT!" Harrell wrote.

The Athletic writes that there is no rule, written or unwritten, preventing an opposing player from trying to get extra shots up as the visiting team after a game.

Players from both teams who either struggle to shoot or didn't get to play much, sometimes return to the floor after the game for a little extra work. In this case, it was Giannis, who made just 4 of 15 shots from the charity stripe (27%).

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