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The NBA is pulling the rug out from underneath Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s master plan.<\/p>\n
The Milwaukee Bucks star had a hilariously blatant stat-padding moment during Sunday\u2019s game against the Washington Wizards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the closing seconds of the fourth quarter (with the game already decided), Antetokounmpo found himself just one rebound shy of a triple-double.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As a result, he casually waltzed over to the basket and bounced the ball to himself off the backboard, thereby securing his 10th rebound (albeit in extremely cheap fashion).<\/p>\n
You can see the funny video here<\/a>.<\/p>\n But unfortunately for Antetokounmpo, the league wasn\u2019t having any of his antics. Zach Lowe of ESPN reported Monday<\/a> that the NBA had retroactively rescinded Antetokounmpo\u2019s 10th rebound (and thus his triple-double).\u00a0<\/p>\n Lowe noted that, per NBA rules, a player must shoot with the \u201cintent to score a field goal\u201d in order for a field-goal attempt (and by extension, a rebound off that attempt) to count as official.<\/p>\n NBA Twitter personality Rob Perez previously mentioned that there was precedent for the NBA rescinding triple-doubles. The league also did so in 2004 when Atlanta Hawks guard Bob Sura intentionally missed a layup attempt in the closing seconds of a game for a 10th rebound to secure a triple-double.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n