Giannis Antetokounmpo mistakenly selected Ja Morant with his third NBA All-Star reserve draft pick. Antetokounmpo forgot that Morant was named the replacement starter for Steph Curry.
After taking Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday in the first two rounds, Antetokounmpo wanted another guard and selected Morant. However, as the Memphis Grizzlies superstar was not eligible, “The Greek Freak” decided to pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the OKC Thunder.
The fans in attendance cheered for Antetokounmpo’s selection, but the players laughed at the mistake. The two-time MVP came prepared with a cheat sheet and a possible scouting report, but he still made a mistake.
Here is the video of Antetokounmpo’s blunder:
Giannis tried to take Ja with his reserve pick. 😂😂 https://t.co/5SbkXdCSt7
The rest of the Giannis Antetokounmpo team included DeMar DeRozan, Pascal Siakam, Bam Adebayo and Domantas Sabonis. It seems like a balanced team for the superstar Milwaukee Bucks, but can he beat LeBron James’ team?
“The King” began his reserve draft with Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves. He then selected Jaylen Brown, Paul George, Tyrese Haliburton, Julius Randle, De’Aaron Fox and ended up with Jaren Jackson Jr.
After the reserves were picked, James began the starting draft. He went with Joel Embiid first, while Antetokounmpo went with Jayson Tatum. LA Lakers fans surely loved James’ second pick, Kyrie Irving.
Giannis Antetokounmpo followed with Ja Morant, Donovan Mitchell and Lauri Markkanen. Team James, meanwhile. he added Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic to complete his team.
LeBron James looks to remain undefeated in this All-Star Game format. He is currently 4-0, while Antetokounmpo is 0-2 as team captain. He lost to Team LeBron in back-to-back years, in 2019 and 2010. It should also be noted that Antetokounmpo is playing with a sprained right wrist.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo scores the first basket of the All-Star Game, is immediately replaced
Giannis Antetokounmpo started the 2023 NBA All-Star Game with an easy hit. However, he immediately fouled and was substituted. “The Greek Freak” had injured his right hand in the Milwaukee Bucks’ last game before the All-Star break.
Antetokounmpo was diagnosed with a sprained right wrist. He was voted out of the All-Star Saturday Skills Challenge and was replaced by his teammate Jrue Holiday. It appears the Bucks and Antetokounmpo are being cautious considering the second half of the season is more important than an exhibition game.
Giannis ended the night after scoring first 😅 https://t.co/mhFfiBzGU3
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