We have history.
During the first nationally broadcasted All-Star draft in league history, Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James completed the very first trade during the event.
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After Antetokounmpo took Ben Simmons during the reserves portion of the draft, James wasn't thrilled.
"S—," he said. "You took my guy."
"You took my guy!"
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 8, 2019
Giannis takes Ben Simmons in the #NBAAllStarDraft pic.twitter.com/zxZxWtXpod
But, the two players made nice and completed a deal which ultimately sent Russell Westbrook to Team Giannis and brought Simmons back to Team LeBron.
There has been a trade! ?@BenSimmons25 will play for #TeamLeBron and @russwest44 will play for #TeamGiannis in the 2019 #NBAAllStar game! pic.twitter.com/c9XII5sOJ1
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 8, 2019
Simmons had his own reaction to the trade.
Where was @wojespn on that one huh?
— Ben Simmons (@BenSimmons25) February 8, 2019
Now, there could be a storm brewing on Team Giannis.
This is for one simple reason — Joel Embiid is also on Antetokounmpo's roster.
Westbrook and Embiid have an extensive history in which the two players have gone back and forth at each other for the last couple of years.
It was only a couple of weeks ago when the two players had to be separated on the court in the middle of the game.
When asked after the game if he was cool with Embiid, Westbrook was blunt.
"F— no," he said.
This is going to be a fun All-Star game.