LeBron James and Kevin Durant revealed their picks for Sunday’s All-Star game on Thursday, as Team LeBron is looking to win for the fourth straight All-Star Game. But while both players were picking their squad, something unintentionally hilarious delivered an incredible surprise on Thursday night. Unless, of course, you’re a fan of the Utah Jazz.
The Jazz have the best record in the league and have dominated teams night-in and night-out. And while they got two All-Stars, Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert were the last two players picked in the draft. Charles Barkley said he didn’t like the “disrespect,” but the immediate reaction at the moment from LeBron James and Kevin Durant sparked a hilarious reaction on social media.
It began a few picks earlier in the draft when LeBron, who verbally said he wanted to add some size to his team, picked Indiana’s Domantas Sabonis over Rudy Gobert, the two-time Defensive Player of the Year.
"I'm lacking a little size with my second group, so with my sixth pick, I'm going to go with…..big Sabonis out of Indiana." pic.twitter.com/BoNLRuLYjX
— Jacob Rude (@JacobRude) March 5, 2021