Los Angeles (AFP)
"I would just have to run, do 2.13m and dunk. It doesn't require any talent," Houston back James Harden said on ESPN on Friday, targeting Milwaukee winger Giannis Antetokounmpo who had kindly mocked him during the last All-Star Game.
In the last third of the regular season, the rivalry between the two players against the background of the MVP trophy race, which Antetokounmpo is trying to keep after having snatched it from Harden, continues to grow.
The first spade was launched by the Greek winger, who had justified not having chosen "the dribbler" of the Rockets in his team for the All-Star Game, because he preferred to take "someone who makes passes", at the microphone of former star Charles Barkley.
Antetokounmpo had therefore selected Kemba Walker. And Harden had been chosen by LeBron James to play on his team.
"I make more assists than he does on average I think," said "The Beard", who is indeed ninth in the NBA this season, while Walker is 37th. "I don't see where the joke is."
"When I stop my career, people will appreciate more what I do. I would like to just run, do 2.13 m and dunk. It does not require any talent. I had to learn how to play basketball and have technical qualities. I much prefer that, "concluded the best scorer in the League (35.2 pts average).
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