When you look at the crowd during NBA games, quite often you can see a number of fans wearing sunglasses indoors. This is always puzzling because they would be able to see the game a little clearer if they just took off their shades. Plus, it's not like the lights in NBA arenas are that blindingly bright. But apparently New York Knicks rookie phenom Kristaps Porzingis can relate to these shade-wearing fans because he wore a pair of sunglasses during a just-for-fun streetball game in Greece.
Porzingis is the coolest dude ever. Look at him playing in SHADES with the #Antetokounbros. (📸 via @ZakkasGeorge) pic.twitter.com/c2SMY0VbLr
— Thomas Duffy (@TJDhoops) May 29, 2016
The game was organized by the Antetkounmpo brothers, Giannis of the Milwaukee Bucks and Thanasis who was briefly a member of the Knicks in the 2015-2016 season. The shades didn't seem to affect Porzingis too much because according to the Associated Press, he scored 21 points but the Antetkounmpo brothers were the real stars of the show. Giannis scored 64 points while Thanasis scored 69.
#Antetokounbros_athens@PapaloukasTheo, @Giannis_An34 teammate is still in shape! pic.twitter.com/yuvF8n9aYB
— Eurohoops.net (@Eurohoopsnet) May 29, 2016
Like most charity/streetball games, the high scoring affair was because close to zero defense was played. The two teams even broke out into a dance in the middle of the game which resulted in an easy score for Giannis:
#Antetokounbros_athens@Giannis_An34, @Thanasis_ante43, @kporzee and friends play basketball & dance the same time! pic.twitter.com/SP7QY1abdW
— Eurohoops.net (@Eurohoopsnet) May 29, 2016
Fittingly the game ended in a tie, 123-123. Which seems like the appropriate result for a game that featured in-game dancing and one player wearing sunglasses during the contest.