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NBA All-Star Game 2014: Giannis Antetokounmpo to participate All-Star Skills Competition

By Josh Hill

Jan 13, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives to the basket as Toronto Raptors guard Greivis Vasquez (21) looks on at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Bucks 116-94. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives to the basket as Toronto Raptors guard Greivis Vasquez (21) looks on at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Bucks 116-94. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 13, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives to the basket as Toronto Raptors guard Greivis Vasquez (21) looks on at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Bucks 116-94. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives to the basket as Toronto Raptors guard Greivis Vasquez (21) looks on at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Bucks 116-94. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

The Greek Freak is coming to New Orleans for All-Star festivities. Yahoo! Sports and Adrian Wojnarowski are reporting that Milwuakee Bucks rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo will be partaking in the All-Star Game festivities this year when the weekend kicks off later this month.

Per Wojnarowski:

"Giannis Antetokounmpo, theMilwaukee Bucks’ burgeoning rookie star, will participate in the Skills Challenge on All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, league sources told Yahoo Sports.Antetokounmpo, the 15th pick in the 2013 NBA draft, has already been announced as part of the Rising Stars Challenge, a game between the league’s top rookies and sophomores. All-Star Weekend is Feb. 14-16."

Many fans and NBA executives are in agreement when saying that Antetokounmpo is the best rookie in his class and one of the better players to have come out of the draft in years.

Joining the All-Star Game festivities will mean that Antetokounmpo will merge from the shadows of Milwaukee and display his skills on the brightest stage in the NBA — literally, since he’ll be in the skills competition. This means that while Bucks fans love their big man, the Greek Freak might explode in popularity over All-Star weekend this year.