Monday night's matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Sacramento Kings ended in controversy after Brook Lopez decided to go nose-to-nose with Kings big man Trey Lyles. This was after Lyles shoved Giannis Antetokounmpo in the dying seconds of the game, and clearly, Lopez was having none of it.

After the game, Giannis sounded off on Lopez going all out against Lyles in his honor. Antetokounmpo clearly values the gesture from his Bucks teammate:

“I appreciate Brook having my back. That's my guy on the court, off the court. For life, that's my guy,” Giannis said. “Definitely going to pay for his techs.”

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Lopez was incensed by Lyle's antics, and he even told Giannis at the heat of the moment that Lopez wasn't going let anyone pull off that type of “s**t” on him:

Now that's what you call a good teammate. Giannis Antetokounmpo has been carrying this team on his broad and very capable shoulders for the past few of years, and it is clear that his teammates appreciate all the hard work he's put in. The Bucks are pretty much willing to go to war for Antetokounmpo, and Lopez's actions are a clear indication of the same.

Lopez sent a message to Trey Lyles here, but it is also a stern warning for the rest of the NBA. Whoever messes with Giannis Antetokounmpo will need to deal with the entire Bucks team. That's just how the Milwaukee Bucks roll.