via Getty
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 28: Magnus Carlsen attends the Tie-break games of the World Chess Championship 2018 won by Norwegian title holder, Magnus Carlsen on November 28, 2018 in London, England. Kaspersky Lab is the Official Cybersecurity Partner of FIDE and the World Chess Championship -united by the values of intelligence, strategy and sophistication, and a combination of human expertise and advanced computer technologies, which is at the core of Kaspersky Lab business philosophy. (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images for Kaspersky Lab)
via Getty
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 28: Magnus Carlsen attends the Tie-break games of the World Chess Championship 2018 won by Norwegian title holder, Magnus Carlsen on November 28, 2018 in London, England. Kaspersky Lab is the Official Cybersecurity Partner of FIDE and the World Chess Championship -united by the values of intelligence, strategy and sophistication, and a combination of human expertise and advanced computer technologies, which is at the core of Kaspersky Lab business philosophy. (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images for Kaspersky Lab)
Banter between teammates and opponent players is very common in sports but rarely do we see such an exchange of words between two players from completely different worlds. Taking a dig at someone is fun with an audience watching and what better place to do it than social media?
Chess is tough, it takes skill, you can’t just be 7 feet and dunk over everybody https://t.co/6LaR9MnKmX
? Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) March 16, 2020
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
While the entire world was locked inside their homes because of Covid-19 back in 2020, the world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, was using his wit to humor everyone. He took a dig at Milwaukee Bucks’ superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo after the latter posted a photo of him and his girlfriend playing chess at home.
Carlsen commented on his photo, “Chess is tough, it takes skill, you can’t just be 7 feet and dunk over everybody.”?
Giannis was killing time
Giannis has always been a chess fan and during the lockdown, he wanted to challenge his mental ability. He said, ?I?m like, ?The only reason I?m playing chess right now is to get my mind off basketball.? So, I?m still thinking about basketball! So, I?m getting ready to make a move and I?m like, ?Ahhh, s?!’ I?m thinking about basketball again.”
READ MORE- ?Picking Up Free Points?: Magnus Carlsen Takes a Shot at Opponent Anish Giri
Notably, Carlsen was not the only chess champion who responded to Giannis’ post on Twitter. The Russian Grand Master and 13th world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, was happy to help the “Greek Freak” aka Giannis, remotely, to get better at chess.
Let me know if you need some remote tips, MVP! https://t.co/cXCrnnGzG1
? Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) March 16, 2020
Magnus loves banters
The World No. 1 chess player often takes such cheeky digs at his fellow competitors. However, passing comments on a basketball player is new to him. The fans weren’t able to witness more action because Giannis didn’t respond to the tweet by Magnus; however, he did thank Garry Kasparov for his kind offer to help.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Man I would love that???? https://t.co/9m6rGdsmhg
? Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) March 16, 2020
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Social media is the perfect place for celebrities to interact with one another. Fans couldn’t ask for more, but healthy banter between their favorite sportspersons. However, there is a fine line between banter and insult, though. Most celebrities understand that and even if they take a dig at someone, it’s usually with no negative intention.
Do you think Giannis wasn’t happy with Magnus’ cheeky dig?
