The Pool Report interview was conducted by Jack Maloney (CBS Sports) with Crew Chief James Capers following tonight’s Pacers at Bucks game.     

 QUESTION:  Why did Aaron Nesmith receive a Flagrant 1 and not a Flagrant 2 for the foul on Giannis Antetokounmpo?

CAPERS: The act of the foul was deemed to be unnecessary and not excessive and therefore flagrant foul penalty 1.

QUESTION: Nesmith received a Flagrant 1 and a technical foul during the incident with Antetokounmpo. Was there any consideration to ejecting him from the game?

CAPERS: No, those are two separate acts and neither warranted an ejection.

QUESTION: What did Bobby Portis do to warrant a technical foul during the incident with Nesmith and Antetokounmpo?

CAPERS: He was deemed by the officials to be the escalator of the activity that followed the foul.

QUESTION:  Why were Portis and Obi Toppin assessed double technicals with 9:13 remaining in the fourth, which led to Portis’ ejection?

CAPERS: For a verbal altercation that they had, and therefore we had a double technical and it was Portis’ second.