Giannis Antetokounmpo Shades James Harden During All Star Draft: Watch

The Greek Freak took a jab at The Beard during the All Star selection process.

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was faced with a tough decision during the opening round of the NBA All Star Draft on Thursday night, needing to choose a point guard between Kemba Walker, Trae Young and James Harden. Despite having three options available, Giannis was clearly only considering two - and neither was the man he beat out for the MVP award a season ago.

Prior to making his selection, Giannis mentioned that he was torn between Walker and Young, which paved the way for Charles Barkley to chime in, "You don't want the dribbler?" In response, the Greek Freak took a lighthearted jab at Harden, saying with a laugh, "I want somebody that's gonna pass the ball, that's all I want."

Giannis ultimately selected Kemba and LeBron had an opportunity to make things extremely awkward by selecting Trae Young, but he went with The Beard instead. Although Harden has a reputation for getting up a ton of shots, it's worth noting that he is currently averaging 7.3 assists per game which ranks eighth in the league. Walker, meanwhile, averages five dimes per night.

Overall, it looks like Harden and Team LeBron will have the last laugh on February 16th because, to put it plainly, the Greek Freak completely dropped the ball again. Click here to see what #NBATwitter had to say about Giannis' draft strategy.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Shades James Harden During All Star Draft: Watch

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NBA All Star Uniforms Revealed

Nike is bringing back the color after years of black and white All Star unis.

In Nike’s first two seasons as the NBA’s uniform manufacturer the brand didn’t bring much excitement or creativity to the All Star uniforms. The black and white motifs used in 2018 and 2019 were about as simple as could be, with the only splash of color appearing on the red and blue trim last year. That’s not to say those uniforms sucked, but they certainly lacked the flashiness associated with All Star Weekend.

That will all change in 2020, as Nike and Jordan Brand inject a burst of colors into the uniforms to be worn by players on Team LeBron and Team Giannis, as well as Team World vs Team USA, the Celebrity All-Star Game and the Special Olympics Unified Game. The color of each of Chicago’s transit lines is incorporated into the eight jerseys.

Blue and Red for the Jordan Brand All-Star Jerseys

Purple and Orange for the Nike NBA Rising Stars Jerseys

Green and Pink for the Nike NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Jerseys

Brown and Yellow for the Nike NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Basketball Game Jerseys

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Team Giannis will be repping a blue jersey featuring light blue detailing on the shorts and a purple, green and yellow trim. LeBron’s squad will be outfitted in red, with a pink, orange and brown trim. Both uniforms have Chicago’s six-point star on the front as well as on the pinstriped design, which is inspired by the Bulls throwbacks and uniforms worn by Chicago’s beloved Cubbies. The Chicago star inspiration can also be seen at the base of the shorts.

Nike didn’t slouch on the Rising Stars and Celebrity All Star uniforms either. In fact, those uniforms are better than the ones to be worn by Team LeBron and Team Giannis, if you ask me. Take a look at all eight uniforms below.