NEW ORLEANS — I mean … was it something Stephen Curry said?

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With just under 10 minutes left in the third quarter of Sunday’s 2017 NBA All-Star Game, the Golden State Warriors superstar found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Namely, under the rim as Milwaukee Bucks demigod Giannis Antetokounmpo finished an alley-oop tossed by Eastern Conference teammate Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers, after which the ball clonked him right on the cruller:

On the following Western Conference possession, the Greek Freak picked off a pass, and was barreling down on the rim with only Steph in the neighborhood to defend. So the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player thought about it and made a business decision. He got himself out of the neighborhood. By laying flat down on the ground.

Alas, Steph’s clever means of avoiding a Hellenic hammering could only last so long. Soon after, as Curry went for a defensive rebound, nobody informed him that Giannis was lurking until it was far, far too late:

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I think we can safely say that Giannis Antetokounmpo is taking his first-ever All-Star appearance pretty freaking seriously, and it certainly appears as though he’s drawn a bullseye on the back of the reigning MVP. Watch your heads out there, Western All-Stars … and hey, Coach Kerr? Maybe sub out your point guard for a minute. Protect the investment, you know?

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