“The [no apology] escalated it,” Marcus Smart said. “At that moment, you’ve got to take it for what it is. Regardless of whether you feel like it was wrong or right, it was wrong.”

Barnes, who finished with nine points and seven rebounds, was uninjured.

“The game was over; probably a frustration play,” Barnes said. “Apologies only go so far. If I don’t get up and something would’ve happened, apologies aren’t going to help us in the next game. Luckily everything is all good.”

The Greek Freak definitely is in another mindset when playing for his country.  

But you have to realize you’re going back to the states to play with these guys soon enough.  

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