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Porzingis furious with Bucks assistant for grabbing Kanter

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Injured New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis came to the defense of teammate Enes Kanter after the Turkish center went forehead to forehead with Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Porzingis took to Instagram after the game to call out Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham after the former player was seen grabbing Kanter and pushing him away from the Greek Freak.

"That was some BS tonight," Porzingis wrote. "And that Bucks assistant needs to sit his ass down before grabbing Enes like that. Grab your own players, not the opposing team."

Kanter also spoke up about Ham's actions after the game.

"An assistant coach can not football-tackle a player," Kanter said, according to the New York Post's Marc Berman. "The priority is to protect their players. Their assistant coach - watch the video - cannot football-tackle our players. I want you to put it out there."

Kanter was assessed two technical fouls for initiating contact with Antetokounmpo during their scuffle and was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter of the Knicks' 112-96 loss.

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