Behind-the-scenes: Comedian Hasan Minhaj takes on NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo in game of horse

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Comedian Hasan Minhaj was in Milwaukee to film a commercial with NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo. New video shows a behind-the-scenes look at the fun they had making it. 

The ad for Whatsapp premiered over NBA All-Star Weekend. It shows Minhaj arriving at Milwaukee's General Mitchell Airport and filming the ad at one of the Milwaukee Bucks' practice facilities.

Minhaj, a native of California, joked during the shoot about the cold weather in Milwaukee where the ad was filmed.

"We're freezing in Milwaukee, we're freezing in Milwaukee," Minhaj says while filming a scene.

The video shows 37-year-old Minhaj interacting with the NBA champion telling Minhaj, "you're way bigger than I thought," as the two laugh.

"He was amazing," Antetokounmpo says in the video of Minhaj. "A great professional. Knows his stuff."

In the game of horse, players try to make matching baskets. If the second person shooting doesn't duplicate the first person's basket, the first person gets a letter. 

In the Hasan vs. Giannis matchup, the first person to spell "Adetokunmbo" won -- the Greek trascription of Antetokounmpo -- was crowned the winner. 

Check out the video below to see who won. 

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