Two of the greatest basketball players in the world are beefing, but Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo says he has no interest in getting involved in a back-and-forth feud with Houston’s James Harden.
If you aren’t up to date on the Giannis vs. Harden feud, here’s a quick recap. Antetokounmpo made an interesting comment about Harden during the All-Star draft earlier this month, joking that he was going to select a player who would “pass the ball” over Harden. After Harden and Team LeBron defeated Team Giannis in the All-Star Game, Antetokounmpo told reporters afterward that his team’s strategy was to feed whoever Harden was guarding.
In an interview with Rachel Nichols that was released on Friday, Harden fired back at Antetokounmpo, claiming that his brand of basketball takes no “skill.”
“I wish I could just run, with 7 feet, run and just dunk. Like that takes no skill at all. I’ve got to actually learn how to play basketball and how to have skill, you know? I’ll take that any day.”
We didn’t have to wait very long to hear Antetokounmpo’s response – but the reigning NBA MVP isn’t interested in a feud.
“It hasn’t been a back and forth. I’m not that type of guy, never try to take stabs at somebody. Maybe sometimes it might come out like that, but I’m definitely not. I’m just trying to do my job, which is win games and go back home to my family and my kid…. At the end of the day, if that’s what he believes, that’s what he believes.”
The Rockets will visit the Bucks on March 25th.
