Giannis Antetokounmpo is raring to go, wearing his ‘Coach’ hat. His All-Star Celebrity Game team includes Jeremy Lin, Tacko Fall, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Cafu, and a familiar face, ESPN reporter Shams Charania. Unsurprisingly, though, the Milwaukee Bucks star threw a jab at Charania at the very first opportunity.

“We have Shams on my team, he cannot hoop, but everyone else can hoop,” Antetokounmpo said ahead of the game.

Antetokounmpo and Charania have been at it for a while now. The latter is infamous for wanting to offload the franchise star every trade season. Bucks fans will argue that Antetokounmpo is right to take shots at Charania, but we’re positive this is all in good humor.

“In the off-season, we got him as a free agent,” the Bucks star added, closing the discussion.

The ‘beef’ between Antetokounmpo and Charania dates back to last year. Following the Bucks’ premature exit in the postseason to the Indiana Pacers, speculation was rife that their Greek superstar wanted out.

Charania revealed that Antetokounmpo was close to joining the New York Knicks over a tense two-week window. The latter ultimately chose to stay put, but this only added fuel to the fire between the two parties.

Months later, with the Bucks struggling and Damian Lillard sidelined for the season, Charania reported that Antetokounmpo and his agent were actively discussing with the team whether his future lies in Milwaukee or elsewhere before the February 5 deadline.

Charania even listed potential landing destinations like the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, and, of course, the Knicks. As we now know, none of those rumors came to fruition, and Antetokounmpo remains a key member of the Bucks franchise as things stand.

For all we know, ‘Coach’ Antetokounmpo’s prediction will come true, and we’ll see Charania enter free agency following tonight’s game before he does. Bucks head coach Doc Rivers started the joke about the insider after the trade deadline shut. He told reporters, sarcastically yet fatigued, that they were discussing whether to put Charania on the trading block before the All-Star Game.

However, Charania didn’t just get sarcasm tonight because Kevin Durant was in no mood to joke.

Kevin Durant does not hand Shams Charania a free pass after he commits a cardinal sin

Shams Charania had a dismal outing at tonight’s All-Star Celebrity Game. He had zero points, three turnovers, and, to top it off, was pictured on his phone while on the bench. The fanbase was quick to notice that, and so was NBA veteran Kevin Durant. He tweeted, calling out the ESPN insider, who is chronically online.

“My goodness, have some respect @ShamsCharania…during the game??????????” Durant wrote.

It’s worth noting that these two have had a history as well. Durant has mutual professional respect for Charania but has called him “a creep” for some of his intensive reporting.

On the other hand, however, Charania has broken some of the biggest news of Durant’s career in recent years. He was the one who reported on the veteran’s 2022 trade request out of Brooklyn and, later on, the Phoenix Suns-Houston Rockets blockbuster trade.

After Charania’s forgettable outing tonight, we will leave you with a throwback thought of when Justin Bieber wowed audiences with an MVP-caliber display at the All-Star Celebrity Game back in 2011.