Magnus Carlsen roasts Giannis Antetokounmpo by calling basketball easier than chess

A whole bunch of professional athletes across world have been condemned to ir homes due to ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. Professional athletes playing in NBA have been forced to stay indoors as officials battle Coronavirus pandemic in United States of America. Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been keeping himself busy during current lockdown and recently posted a picture of himself playing chess with his girlfriend - Mariah Danae. Magnus Carlsen, top-ranked chess player in world at moment, took a cheeky dig at Giannis Antetokounmpo with following tweet. 

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Magnus Carlsen took a cheeky dig at Bucks star Giannis after latter posted a picture of himself playing chess with girlfriend Mariah Danae. Magnus Carlsen pointed out that chess is tough, unlike basketball where you just have to be 7 feet and dunk over or players. re's certainly a fair share of banter being carried out on various forms of social media amongst different athletes and we are just loving humour. Can we expect a quick reply from Giannis in coming hours? We say, yes.

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