MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JUNE 10: P.J. Tucker #17 of the Milwaukee Bucks is held back by Khris Middleton #22 during an altercation with Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets in the second half of Game Three of the Eastern Conference second round playoff series at the Fiserv Forum on June 10, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
A Brooklyn Nets security guard has been suspended for the remainder of the team’s series against the Milwaukee Bucks after shoving P.J. Tucker.
Game 3 between the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks is known for the unusually low final score of 86-83, Bruce Brown’s failed go-ahead shot attempt at the end of regulation and a heated exchange between Kevin Durant and P.J. Tucker. During the confrontation between the two players, a security guard shoved Tucker on the court, which caught the ire of the Bucks forward. Now, that individual will not be allowed near the court for the rest of the second round.
On Saturday, the NBA announced that the Nets security guard will not be allowed inside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee or at court-side in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the remainder of the second-round series.
Kevin Durant’s personal security guard suspended for remainder of Nets-Bucks series
Antjuan Lambert. 35, worked with Durant personally as a security guard, and the star requested he be hired by the Nets to join their security team, according to Joe Vardon, Eric Nehm and Alex Schiffer of The Athletic.
The incident occurred after Tucker fouled Durant in the third quarter of Game 3. As players on both teams separated the two, Lambert pushed Tucker from behind. That then caused Lambert and Tucker to be separated. And now, that has led to Lambert being barred for the remainder of the series.
The third game of the series was an uncharacteristically low-scoring affair, but the Bucks prevailed thanks to a late layup by Jrue Holiday. Brown missed a potential go-ahead layup, and two successful free throw attempts by Kris Middleton gave Milwaukee its first “W” of the series.
Game 4 takes place this Sunday, where the Bucks have the opportunity to tie the series two games apiece with a victory over the Nets.