NBA Playoffs Nets-Bucks: Bobby Portis Speaks About Security Guard Getting Involved In Kevin Durant-P.J. Tucker Scuffle

Kevin Durant and P.J. Tucker got into a scuffle during Game 3 on Thursday night in Milwaukee.

Bobby Portis of the Milwaukee Bucks spoke about the security guard getting involved in the scuffle between Kevin Durant and P.J. Tucker during Game 3 between the Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets, and the quote from Portis can be seen below from Brian Lewis of The New York Post on Saturday.

Bobby Portis on KD’s bodyguard pushing PJ Tucker: “It’s kinda crazy that he attacked PJ….Probably did cross the boundaries with that.” #Nets #Bucks #NBA

— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) June 12, 2021

The scuffle can be seen below from ESPN in a Tweet. 

Kevin Durant and PJ Tucker got right into each other's faces. pic.twitter.com/wB4IvtAUxv

— ESPN (@espn) June 11, 2021

According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the NBA has sanctioned the security guard (Tweet below).

The NBA says that the Brooklyn Nets security official who made contact with the Bucks’ P.J. Tucker on Thursday night will not work any remaining games of this series in Milwaukee and will not be assigned to the court area in Brooklyn during this series.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 12, 2021

The Brooklyn Nets are 2-point favorites on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday for Game 4, according to FanDuel.

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