Bikini model Liziane Gutierrez is getting out of her bubble — ditching the glamorous life for the bump-and-grind of basketball, and she has King James on the brain … and her cheeks.

The Brazilian poser and a gal pal had no problem choosing sides for the NBA All-Star Game, which is going down this weekend in Chicago. Liziane took on her friend in a game of hoops — in MUCH-shorter shorts than the pros — and just to keep it real, they made their allegiances known.

Liziane took an L on her butt for team LeBron James, while her friend’s a straight G … for Team Giannis Antetokounmpo. Those are the actual teams competing in Chi-town.

Anyway, check out the pics of their game — it was truly a thong o’ beauty. No word on who won. Luckily, we know you don’t really care.