The “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star took to Twitter to share his frustration with the game’s “celebrity look-a-like” segment on Friday.
“‘Let’s pick random Asian dude’ smdh,” tweeted one fan.Liu clarified that he was not upset at the league but the person behind the camera.“to be perfectly clear the entire org and ops team surrounding all-star have been nothing but absolutely stellar to myself and all my friends,” the “One True Loves” actor“this was just one person with a camera. and no disrespect to my man in the videotron either! he’s gorgeous we just don’t look alike.
Page Six has reached out the actor’s reps and the NBA for comment, but did not immediately hear back in time for publication. On Friday evening, Liu and Team Dwyane [Wade] took home the victory against Ryan Smith’s star-studded team.
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