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Henson ejected for taunting Barnes, who gives chase down tunnel

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Considering the Milwaukee Bucks held a double-digit advantage, the final 5.5 seconds of their 96-86 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night proved rather eventful.

After Bucks center John Henson emphatically blocked Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes' meaningless layup attempt just before the buzzer, Henson gave Barnes a jaw-jutting stare down for the ages. Barnes, unsurprisingly, didn't take too kindly to it. He started to go after Henson, and the two had to be separated.

Both players were hit with technicals, and since it was Henson's second of the game, he was automatically ejected. He showboated and tossed his jersey into the crowd as he walked to the locker room. Barnes wasn't ejected, but the Grizzlies subbed him out for the final few seconds, and instead of waiting for the buzzer, he immediately jogged down the tunnel, with a few security staffers seemingly in hurried pursuit.

According to Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times, Barnes actually entered the Bucks' locker room at some point after the game, looking for Henson.

It's unclear if he found what he was looking for, but Henson had what looked like a sizable scrape on his right cheek when he spoke to reporters.

Barnes was reportedly escorted out of the arena by security personnel.

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