Giannis Antetokounmpo, who won the 2019 National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, was the toast of the team he captained during the 2020 All-Star Weekend games at Chicago.
The 25 year old Greek-Nigerian and Milwaukee Bucks star was the leading scorer for team Giannis, as he produced 25 points and 11 rebounds and four assists, in a game they lost to team LeBron.
Antetokounmpo's playmate and colleague from Cameroon, Joel Embiid also had a good game with 22 points and 10 rebounds at the 69th version of the NBA All-Star Game.
Team Giannis lost narrowly to Team LeBron by 155-157 at the United Center, despite team Giannis being in the driver's seat heading into the fourth quarter, leading 133-124.
🔢 #TeamGiannis 155-157 #TeamLeBron
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Giannis got in on the action, coming up with a huge block on LeBron at 154-153. It was initially ruled a goaltend and would have put Team LeBron one point away from the win.
Giannis BLOCKS LeBron 😤 #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/l9nsbMOoRi
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The arena held their breath when Davis missed the first throw, but he made no mistake on the second at the free-throw line after he was fouled by Kyle Lowry in the paint, sealing the win for Team LeBron.
Los Angeles Clippers' shooting guard, Kawhi Leonard was named "Kobe Bryant All-Star MV", leading Team LeBron with 30 points and seven rebounds.