NBA All Star Game 2019: Fans go into meltdown over Giannis and Steph Curry play
NBA ALL STAR action saw some of the best players in the sport take to the court and they did not disappoint.
?????? OH. MY. #GIANNIS! ??????#NBAAllstar on @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/gPUknb8E5T
— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2019
In particular Giannis Antetokounmpo, captain of one side impressed alongside Steph Curry.
And fans went into a frenzy on social media at what they were witnessing between the two.
Team Giannis almost scored 100 points in the first half of the All Star match in Charlotte.
And LeBron James and his side has no answer for the ‘Greek Freak’ and the Golden State Warriors ace.
One play in particular caught they eye of Twitter users.
One said: “That Curry to Giannis play. My Gawd.”
Another added: “That oop from Curry to Giannis was absolutely incredible!”
A third explained: “Curry-to-Giannis is slowly taking over my entire Twitter feed and I'm just fine with seeing it over and over and over and over again... #NBAAllStar.”
Ahead of the All Star game Giannis spoke on being humble to be captain against Team LeBron this weekend.
He said: “It’s amazing just to be going through this experience for the third time.
“I want to thank everyone for voting for me.
“I want to thank my team-mates, my team for putting me in a spot to be successful but I’m just trying to act like it’s my first time and just have fun, smile and enjoy the experience.”
NBA All Star Game teams
TEAM GIANNIS
Starters: Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paul George, Stephen Curry, Kemba Walker
Reserves: Khris Middleton, Nikola Jokic, Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin, D'Angelo Russell, Nikola Vucevic, Kyle Lowry, Dirk Nowitzki
TEAM LEBRON
Starters: Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Kyrie Irving
Reserves: Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard, Ben Simmons, LaMarcus Aldridge, Karl-Anthony Towns, Bradley Beal, Dwayne Wade