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Prior to the 2017-18 season, the NBA knew they had to make some changes. One of the changes included revamping the old All-Star game format, making the game a more exciting and competitive showcase. Hence, the league allowed fans and the media to vote on this year's All-Stars in Los Angeles.
The top vote-getters would get the opportunity to select or draft players to their teams and compete against each other. In no surprise, LeBron James and Stephen Curry, two of the league's biggest stars, were selected as captains. There was some dispute on whether the All-Star game draft should be televised, but the NBA front office voted against it.
Though, NBA commissioner Adam Silver ended up spilling the beans about Curry pleading the league not to televise the event.
However, Curry isn't the only one that believed that the All-Star game shouldn't be televised. Oklahoma City Thunder star Carmelo Anthony expressed that the league shouldn't televise the event, mainly because it would complicate friendships within the league, according to Fred Katz of The Norman Transcript.
“If that’s what’s going on I don’t think you should televise that. I think that’s something you should keep in-house. I don’t think everyone in the outside world needs to be on the inside of that. The flipside of that is that you will have a lot of players made at whoever the captains are. Guys are going to be mad. Guys are going to be upset. Friendships come into play.
Since there appeared to be some conflict with the decision, Silver opted to throw it out. Obviously, he made the right decision since some players would have been upset with their place in the draft.
