Bucks back Myles Turner with win after ex-Pacer booed by fans - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — Myles Turner was disheartened to be met with boos in his return to Indiana, but the Milwaukee Bucks had the last word with a 117-115 victory on a buzzer-beating jump shot from Giannis Antetokounmpo.

After the shot, Antetokounmpo gave those same Pacers fans a thumbs down before shushing them as he walked off the court.

The Pacers played a tribute video for Turner on the scoreboard before the start of the game, and it was met with resounding boos from the crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse from the moment it hit the screen.

«It was disheartening, man. It was frustrating,» Turner said after the game. «You give 10 years of your life, your blood, your sweat, your tears. You take pay cuts. You survive trade rumors. You try to do everything the right way, and then sometimes stuff shakes out. It is cool. I take it on the chin.»

Yet, Antetokounmpo said it was important for Turner's new Bucks teammates to win this game for him.

«He might not say it, but it kind of hurt,» said Antetokounmpo, who finished with 33 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. «But we are here to pick him up, tell him how much we love him and respect him. We understand how much he gave for the team, for Indiana, and how much he's willing to give for Milwaukee. He's a great, great person, great character, a great competitor. I played against him for 10 years. I think he gave everything.»

Turner added: «The guys told me a couple days ago before this even started, 'We got you. We got you.'» There's obviously a big rivalry between these two teams, and I wasn't the only reason they wanted to win the game, but a big reason."

As the crowd booed through his tribute video, Turner leaned in to his newfound role as a villain. He gestured as if to close a book