Giannis Antetokounmpo was involved in another technical foul, this time called on him. He picked up the early technical in the Milwaukee Bucks’ preseason game against the Chicago Bulls.

After Bulls guard Josh Giddey went up strong for a block but came up empty, his arms were tied up with Antetokounmpo. In response, Giannis flailed his arms to free himself and escape from Giddey. The refs must’ve viewed his reaction as excessive.

LeBron James received a technical last week while playing for the Bucks after getting tangled up with Giannis and Bobby Portis during a drive to the basket. After hearing the whistle, LBJ protested to the referees.

Maybe the NBA officials are using technical fouls early on to set the tone and keep the big names behave appropriately?