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The 2020 NBA All-Star Game was one of the best in recent memory, with teams playing defense, players taking charges, and fans being treated to an intense, competitive fourth quarter. With the game receiving praise from players and fans alike, the league will use the same format that honors the late Kobe Bryant in the […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks has some insider scoop about the All-Star voting system, and apparently, he has just announced that Bradley Beal is going to be a starter for the East. Or was he kidding? Brooks has us confused. Even Chase Huges of NBCS Washington seems to have been taken aback by coach […]

Much has been made about the NBA’s plans to push through with this year’s edition of the All-Star game in Atlanta, with more than a few personalities within the league broadcasting their stance against the festivities. In spite of the criticism, however, the NBA continues to plan for the upcoming event, with new details of […]

Zach LaVine’s scoring explosion against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night epitomized the reasons he needs to be in the 2021 All-Star Game. LaVine erupted for 46 points on 17-for-25 shooting, including 9-for-14 from beyond the arc. He got just about whatever he wanted, emphasizing his growing reputation as one of the best offensive […]

Forwards LeBron James and Kevin Durant continue to lead the total vote count for the frontcourt in their respective conference, as they both have now amassed four million votes for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, per the league. Even after the first round of voting, James and Durant were at the top, leading the rest […]

The NBA has decided to hold the 2021 All-Star Game in March in Atlanta and a lot of the star players have voiced their discontent with it, but Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard had his own take regarding the game. https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1359380539086544899?s=20 Lillard appears to be back and forth with the game but said, […]

With the All-Star Game approaching, it is not exactly clear how the NBA will schedule All-Star weekend. However, with talks of merging the events that usually take place on the Saturday of All-Star weekend with Sunday’s All-Star Game, there is a possibility that fans will see some favorite spectacles like the Slam Dunk Contest. According […]

The upcoming NBA All-Star Game set to be held on March 7 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta continues to be the talk of the town to this day. A handful of the league’s top players in Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks main man Giannis Antetokounmpo both expressed their dismay over […]

Throughout this rollercoaster NBA season, there have been numerous young studs who have transcended their game to All-Star caliber level. Due to the pandemic, most players were privileged to have time to work on certain parts of their game that needed to be improved upon. As they came into this season with a new approach, […]

Chris Paul understands the grievances of peers like LeBron James when it comes to playing an NBA All-Star Game. But as head of the National Basketball Players Association, he is trying to account for a greater consensus. The Phoenix Suns point guard said Monday the union’s primary concern is ensuring the health and safety of […]

The NBA already announced that they will push through with an All-Star game slated on March 7 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who both served as last season’s All-Star Game captains, already expressed their disapproval of having the festivities amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A huge question now looms […]

Add one more superstar to the list of players completely disinterested in playing the 2021 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta next month. First it was De’Aaron Fox. Then it was LeBron James. Giannis Antetokounmpo followed, and now LA Clippers‘ star Kawhi Leonard has chimed in. “I mean, it is what it is at this point,” […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker agrees with LeBron James’ contention that the NBA should not hold an All-Star Game in 2021. Walker — who likely won’t be selected for the All-Star Game — said Friday he salutes James’ stance: “We all seen what Bron said,” Walker said, via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. “I agree. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been an All-Star since 2005. To say that he has seen his fair share of All-Star games is an understatement. Recently, James told reporters that he is not looking forward to the 2021 All-Star Game. “I have zero energy and zero excitement about an All-Star Game this year. […]

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown is fully expected to be named an NBA All-Star for the first time in his career. Enjoying easily his best season since entering the league in 2016, Brown is among the Eastern Conference’s premier players. In fact, Brown has earned the right to start the All-Star Game, reportedly set to […]

An unprecedented 2020-21 season hasn’t stopped NBA stars from shining brightly. With COVID-19 still taking center stage, it’s been relatively challenging for the league to go through the regular season as seamlessly as possible. That said, players have still managed to showcase their talents and the global pandemic hasn’t slowed them down a bit. Now […]

The 2021 NBA All-Star game will not happen on its scheduled weekend in Indianapolis, according to WISH-TV.  The league has canceled its hotel contracts for the 2021 All-Star game since the 2019-20 season isn’t expected to end until October and the 2020-21 campaign may start in January of 2021. With that said, Commissioner Adam Silver […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James says the last play of the All-Star Game was drawn up for Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard. However, when James saw Kyle Lowry guarding Anthony Davis in the post, he immediately threw the ball to his Lakers teammate: Watch LeBron James and Anthony Davis banter about the last […]

At first, it seemed as if 23-year-old Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns would not make his first All-Star team, despite producing his best overall season in his fifth year in the league. However, when it was announced that Damian Lillard would miss playing for Team LeBron due to an injury, Booker was chosen as […]

Despite the rousing success of the new NBA All-Star Game format which drew praise from fans and players alike, many fans of the players on Team Giannis were a tad perplexed by the unusual decisions made by Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse in the game’s closing moments. The Elam Ending of the game (which […]

The league tried something new at this year’s NBA All-Star Game in order to promote competitiveness while also honoring the late Kobe Bryant. Rather than playing a traditional game with four 12-minute quarters in order to decide a winner, each team had the opportunity to “win” a quarter. The scores were erased after each quarter, […]

Since its inception in 1951, the NBA All-Star Game has undergone various changes to its selection process and in-game format. With the 2020 iteration offering perhaps the biggest format changes to date, it’s important to look back at the history and evolution of the annual event. The brainchild of NBA President Maurice Podoloff, NBA Publicity […]

Heading into the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks was determined to lead Team Giannis to victory over Team LeBron. Giannis was competitive from start to finished with the No. 24 on his back honoring Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, but his team fell short during one of the most […]

The 2020 NBA All-Star Game was an emotional affair for quite a few stars in the league that were around long enough to play with or against Los Angeles Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant. One star player that had plenty of battles with Bryant and had a close relationship with the future Hall of Famer was […]

Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard took a subtle shot at Gatorade during his media availability at this season’s All-Star Game. As he sat down for an interview, Leonard noticed that there was a bottle of Gatorade sitting on the table. Without hesitation, the two-time champion reached for the beverage, then proceeded to hide it out of […]

Following the success of the new NBA All-Star Game in Chicago on Sunday, retired New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi, now an analyst with ESPN is calling on the professional basketball league to help the NFL fix their own all-star game in the annual Pro Bowl. “NBA,” Bruschi, 46, wrote on Twitter, tagging the league, […]

The initially-maligned changes to the NBA All-Star game proved to be an objective success (credit Chris Paul with another assist). After two quarters of sloppy scrimmaging, the game’s second half was compelling, intense and thrilling — particularly the commercial-free final 15 minutes. Team LeBron prevailed over Team Giannis, 157-155, capping off an entertaining and emotional […]

The NBA put on an exciting, entertaining and moving All-Star Weekend in Chicago, and earned a notable boost in television ratings and social media activity as a result. Turner Sports’ All-Star Weekend coverage was up 15% in viewership from last year, and the successful changes to the All-Star Game format undoubtedly played a major factor […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo says his All-Star team is going to donate another $100,000 to the After School Matters charity they were playing for during the NBA All-Star Game. The charity was already set to get $100,000 based on the All-Star Game results. After School Matters is a Chicago-based non-profit organization devoted to providing […]

Though his squad came away with a 157-155 victory in this season’s All-Star Game, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James would not say that he won it for Kobe Bryant. Instead, The King noted the competitive drive that was shared between both teams. The Lakers star noted that he felt Bryant’s presence throughout the game, […]

BIG3 founder Ice Cube would like a bit of credit for some of the changes that were made to the format of this season’s NBA All-Star Game. Ice Cube argues that his changes could be the wave of the future: The forward thinking of ⁦@thebig3⁩ is taking our credit for helping the ⁦@NBA⁩ make the […]

NBA All-Star Weekend is back, and boy was it back with a presence. From a very entertaining Rising Stars Game (Zion even bent the rim!) to down-to-the-wire finishes to the 3-Point Contest, Slam Dunk Contest, and the All-Star Game itself, the 2020 iteration of the mid-February festivities was a rousing success. Here are 10 moments […]

This time around, the players actually cared, at least for a good portion of the game. Yes, I am talking about the NBA All-Star Game, an event that generally profiles more as a practice session with less defense than a seriously competitive affair. But on Sunday night, in the 2020 iteration of the contest, Team LeBron […]

Fans who watched the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night witnessed some of the most exciting All-Star basketball in a while. Players were actually involved in the game, defense was being played, and everyone was having fun. Needless to say, LeBron James had a great time. Team LeBron won by a narrow two points in […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was just like the rest of us, avidly watched Sunday’s All-Star Game from the comfort of his living room. His wife, Ayesha Curry, shared a brief clip of herself and her husband enjoying the game, and as it seems, Steph was pretty invested in the thrilling contest: Steph was […]

The NBA All-Star Game’s new format brought in a little something different from each player taking part in the game. Kemba Walker of the Boston Celtics was no exception, as the starting point guard for Team Giannis admittedly played through a minutes restriction in order to snag the win. Walker; who played 29 minutes and […]

At this point, it would be safe to say that the recently-concluded All-Star Game was a smashing success. The new format worked to perfection, bringing out the right amount of competitiveness from the participants — something that we have all been longing for for years now. As it turns out, it wasn’t only the fans […]

Chris Paul made his return to the NBA All-Star Game for the first time since 2016, and he brought much more than an MVP-worthy performance. The veteran dime maestro was also responsible for pitching the new format, one in which the NBA found great success on Sunday, reinvigorating the competitive nature of the game and […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is hoping to see more NBA All-Star Games like the one that went down on Sunday, as Team Giannis went down to Team LeBron in an intensity-filled fourth quarter. The NBA adopted a new format, borrowing from The Basketball Tournament and turning it into a series of mini-games, all leading […]