Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards did not wind up playing in the NBA All-Star Game and he received a ton of backlash for it. There was a ton of criticism from Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green about the NBA All-Star Game format.
Another player who did not play in the All-Star Game because of injury was Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo was injured way before the all-star weekend. He has missed the last few games for Milwaukee and it will be interesting to see when he will return to the lineup for them.
Minnesota Timberwolves Anthony Edwards Comments On Whether Or Not Giannis Antetokounmpo Would Do the Dunk Contest
Mac McClung won the dunk contest for the third straight year. With McClung winning it three years in a row, there may be some stars in the NBA who may join in the contest next year. Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, and some other stars were thinking about it and tweeting about it on Twitter.
Antetokounmpo mentioned in a press conference that his kids hacked his Twitter account when referencing dunking in the dunk contest next year. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was asked about whether or not the Bucks superstar would participate in it next year. Edwards said:
“Giannis is an in-game dunker. I don’t feel like he’s a dunk contest type of guy.”
Those are some interesting words from the Timberwolves superstar. It remains to be seen if there will be challengers for Mac McClung next year, although San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle did a pretty good job of competing with him.
Fans React To Comments
You are not an All Star Game type of guy
— 34-0 🏆 (@BillyZambidisv2) February 17, 2025
This was after Ant called himself an in game dunker.
— Jason Good (@jasonmgood) February 17, 2025
Giannis was already in the dunk contest
— PackerPepe (@PackersPepe) February 17, 2025
I’m guessing ANT don’t remember that Giannis was in the dunk contest in 2015
— Dawda (D.J) Touray (@dawdajt) February 17, 2025
It remains to be seen if Giannis Antetokounmpo will do the dunk contest next year. However, a dunk contest with more NBA superstars would be fun to watch also. It used to happen in the 1990s, so why can’t it happen now? There will be a lot to watch for from the Milwaukee Bucks superstar and others heading into next year also.
