With 1:46 remaining in Team USA’s 69-53 win over Greece, Harrison Barnes poked the ball away and went in for what appeared to be an uncontested dunk.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo wasn’t going to let that happen, and he chased Barnes down hard. Barnes finished the dunk, but Thanasis’ charge was so strong, the momentum carried him through Barnes, fouling him hard and sending him flying out of bounds.

Barnes wasn’t hurt, but Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart were among those that let the Antetokounmpo brothers know that they didn’t appreciate the dangerous nature of the play.

“We took exception to that hard foul. The game was pretty much over, and he had no way of blocking the shot,” Smart said after the game. “At that moment, you got to prepare for injuries, and we wouldn’t want nobody to be injured. We just let them know. It’s a learning moment for him. Because if the table was turned and somebody did that to them, we’d probably be having a whole different discussion right now, and we just wanted him to learn from that.”

Some heated conversations after the game. USA players presumably upset with the foul on Barnes. Middleton playing peacekeeper with Giannis. Not a great way to end the game. pic.twitter.com/WtpLB4nJdb — Kane Pitman (@KanePitman) September 7, 2019

Words were exchanged and while players were separated, there was never any escalation beyond words.

“Yeah, I said something to Giannis,” Brown said. “Well, Giannis said something to me, really. But, we got bigger fish to fry. So, we move on.”

Kemba Walker, who was in the middle of the postgame congregation, downplayed the whole thing.

“The guy plays hard, man. He doesn’t give up, and he tried to make a play, that’s all it was,” Walker said. “Guys are competitive, and that’s all it was. At the end, in the huddle, guys apologized and made up, and we can move on to the next game.”

Barnes, who was fortunate not to get hurt on the play, didn’t hear any apologies, and says they don’t matter much to him.

“Apologies only go so far," he said. "If I don’t get up, something would have happened, then apologies is not going to help us in the next game. Luckily everybody’s all good, feeling great.”

Team USA next faces Brazil on Monday morning at 8:30 Eastern Time. Greece faces the Czech Republic and needs to win by at least 13 to avoid elimination from the FIBA World Cup.