Published 12:36 IST, March 17th 2020
Magnus Carlsen roasts Giannis Antetokounmpo by calling basketball easier than chess
Magnus Carlsen, the Chess World No.1, roasts Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo after the latter was pictured playing chess at home with his girlfriend.
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A whole bunch of professional athletes across world have been condemned to their homes due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. Professional athletes playing in the NBA have been forced to stay indoors as officials battle the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States of America. Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been keeping himself busy during the current lockdown and recently posted a picture of himself playing chess with his girlfriend - Mariah Danae. Magnus Carlsen, the top-ranked chess player in the world at the moment, took a cheeky dig at Giannis Antetokounmpo with the following tweet.
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Magnus Carlsen Twitter: Magnus Carlsen roasts Giannis Antetokounmpo
Chess is tough, it takes skill, you can't just be 7 feet and dunk over everybody https://t.co/6LaR9MnKmX
— Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) March 16, 2020
Magnus Carlsen took a cheeky dig at Bucks star Giannis after the 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 other players. There's certainly a fair share of banter being carried out on various forms of social media amongst different athletes and we are just loving the humour. Can we expect a quick reply from Giannis in the coming hours? We say, yes.
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This ladies and gentlemen is why we all need basketball back... @Giannis_An34 🎸😂 pic.twitter.com/9F4aJIOIiW
— Mariah Danae (@mariahdanae15) March 15, 2020
12:36 IST, March 17th 2020