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Bucks rookie Parker left hanging by ref; shakes own hand instead

Published Nov. 27, 2014 7:50 p.m. ET

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The Timberwolves-Bucks game Wednesday night started out noteworthy because it pitted the top two picks of the last NBA Draft — Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker — against one another for the first time as professionals.

But the more amusing matchup ended up being Bucks rookie Parker's encounter with NBA ref CJ Washington.

The former Duke player was making his show of good sportsmanship on the Target Center court in Minneapolis after the Bucks beat the Timberwolves 103-86. But when Parker reached out to shake Washington's hand, he was met with a cold shoulder.

A lesser rookie no doubt would have sweat it out. But an undeterred Parker wasn't about to be left hanging. So he quickly rebounded and shook his own hand instead.

Here's video of how it went down (check out the official freeze at about the nine-second mark):

And here's another close-up:

Nice save.

H/t Bleacher Report and CBS Sports.

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