His place was taken by his Milwaukee Bucks teammate Jrue Holiday
Rookies Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith Jr. and Jaden Ivey made up the third team for the contest
The Utah Jazz team consisting of Jordan Clarkson, Walker Kessler and Collin Sexton prevailed this Saturday in the skills contest of the NBA All-Star, a test in which Giannis Antetokounmpo He was out at the last minute due to injury.
The Greek star is one of the two captains of the great All-Star game Sunday with LeBron James, but it is not yet known if he will be able to play as he is dealing with right wrist discomfort.
Giannis was going to lead the Antetokounmpo team in the skills contest in which his brothers Thanasis and Alex also appeared, but his place was taken by his teammate on the Milwaukee Bucks -and also All-Star this year- Jrue Holiday.
In any case, Giannis was present at the stadium and he cheered his brothers and Holiday on endlessly.
The third team in this skill contest was made up of rookies Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith Jr. and Jaden Ivey.
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The rookie trio prevailed in the relay part of the skills contest, but from there the Jazz triumphed with the support of the local public at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.
So, the Utah team prevailed in the passing and shooting tests and was victorious.
The Jazz thus took over from the Cavs (Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley), who won this Cleveland All-Star contest also at home.