NBA All-Star Game Articles - Page 28

Upon the massive turnaround in fan engagement and competitive play in Sunday’s All-Star Game, commissioner Adam Silver will look to add the missing piece to make this event all the more exciting. While the selection of teams, blacktop-style, awarding the first pick to the top vote-getter and taking turns to select the following players in […]

Everyone is having fun in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game but Twitterverse is having a field day roasting superstar singer Fergie Duhamel for her rendition of the American national anthem. Fergie, the former Black Eyed Peas lead singer, was chosen to sing the national anthem at the beginning of festivities prior to tip-off between Team […]

Stephen Curry is one of the best 3-point shooters in the NBA and league history. Although the Golden State Warriors star has just been having one of those years, he was the top vote recipients for the entire Western Conference, enabling him to become a team captain and select his own teammates. In the All-Star […]

After retiring for good back in 2013, Rasheed Wallace has not made a lot of public appearances since. That changed recently though when he appeared with Kevin Garnett for his own segment in KG’s Area 21 where they interviewed some All-Stars and participants in this year’s All-Star Weekend festivities and asked them random questions, including […]

The NBA All-Star game has officially hit halftime, and while every player that hit the hardwood was out there having fun on both ends of the court, someone seemed to be missing. At the half, Team Stephen had a 78-76 lead over Team LeBron, but Jimmy Butler was the only player not to see any […]

Hollywood celebrity Jamie Foxx is a pretty open guy, but some questions are still off-limits for him. Prior to Friday night’s All-Star Celebrity Game, Fox walked off mid-interview when he was asked about his rumored relationship with fellow actress Katie Holmes. Foxx was having an interview with Michael Smith of ESPN, who brought out the […]

On Sunday, the NBA will kick of its very first All-Star Game in the new format conceived by the NBA front office and the Player’s Association. This year, fans and the media voted for their favorite players to become NBA All-Star starters while coaches picked the reserves, all of whom would be entered in the […]

Since he infamously made his decision not to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016 and take his talents to the Golden State Warriors, it was believed that Kevin Durant no longer has the same relationship with Russell Westbrook. The two have been the topic of a lot of headlines and even had some fiery […]

On Sunday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry’s Team Stephen will take on Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James’ Team LeBron in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. One of Curry’s starters on the night, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, will play a huge role in whether […]

For New York Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., it seems like he’s having quite a fun time during the 2018 NBA All-Star Game weekend’s festivities at Staples Center in Los Angeles. While mingling with players and celebrities on the court last night, a video was captured of him roasting Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star center […]

As the day of the 2018 All-Star Game has finally arrived today at Staples Center in Los Angeles, it was projected by Bovada that Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook has the second-best odds to win the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award on Sunday night in the game. Thunder beat writer Fred […]

During the second round of the All-Star Skills Challenge on Saturday night, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers and Lauri Markkanen of the Chicago Bulls faced off with a chance to make it to the finals. As fate would have it, there would end up being a little bit of controversy involving Embiid’s performance in the […]

For the New York Knicks (23-36) at this point in the 2017-18 NBA season, they essentially have had the wheels come off the wagon and limped their way into the All-Star break. One bright spot, however, is to see how well young guards Frank Ntilikina and the newly-acquired Emmanuel Mudiay will play together. According to an […]

The league’s 67th annual midseason exhibition is here. Los Angeles is the center of the NBA’s universe this weekend. This is the fourth time the All-Star game has been played in L.A., the Staples Center most recently played host to the exhibition in 2011. This year for the first time since the inaugural game in […]

Many people feel that Mavericks rising star rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. was robbed last night during the 2018 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and you can’t really blame them for feeling that way after both he and Indiana Pacers star shooting guard Victor Oladipo were eliminated in the first round of the competition. Smith […]

For Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, the 60-year-old will coach Team LeBron against the opposition, Team Stephen, who are led by Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni. He’s planning on winning, which means he’ll have to overcome his star guards DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry being on Team Stephen during the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. […]

During the NBA All-Star media session, Kevin Durant was asked about the great dunk he has ever seen, and he had a comical answer. Of the course guy, he is referring too is his former teammate Russell Westbrook, but the way he approached the question and the answer was creative. “This 6-3 guy I used to play with […]

The NBA kicked off its annual All-Star Weekend beginning Friday night with the All-Star Celebrity game featuring the first four-point line mark. Afterwards, the night was capped off with the leagues youngest players, both domestic and international, who put on a show for fans in the USA versus World game. Saturday night didn’t disappoint either […]

Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell bags home the 2018 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest title. Mitchell pulled off the win over Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Larry Nance Jr. He had his work cut out for him, going up against Dennis Smith Jr. and Victor Oladipo as well in the earlier rounds. Mitchell, the 13th pick of […]

The Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker canned a record 28 points in the final round of the 2018 JBL 3-Point Contest to reign supreme over a crop of the NBA’s best shooters. Booker took down the Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson and the L.A. Clippers Tobias Harris in the contest’s final frame. .@DevinBook went off for […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie defeated Chicago Bulls rookie Lauri Markannen in the finals of the 2018 Taco Bell Skills Challenge to bag the crown. Dinwiddie came out on top of this year’s cast which also includes Lou Williams, Al Horford, Andre Drummond, Jamal Murray, Buddy Hield, and Joel Embiid. Interestingly, Dinwiddie almost did not […]

The 2018 All-Star festivities are already underway. With Quavo taking home the Celebrity Game MVP and Bogdan Bogdanovic of the Kings winning the Rising Stars MVP for Team World, we’re itching that much closer to the marquee matchup on Sunday evening in Los Angeles. At All-Star practice today, Paul George was approached by Matt Velazquez […]

With 2019, 2020, and 2021 All-Star weekends already locked to be held at Charlotte, Chicago, and Indianapolis, respectively, league executives and team owners are now turning their attention to 2022. Not that it needed more hype within “the powers that be,” but the bid for the hosting duties on the said year should continue to […]

LaMarcus Aldridge and Al Horford were picked last for Team LeBron and Team Stephen, respectively, and it doesn’t appear to be an issue for either player. According to a report by ESPN’s Chris Haynes, Stephen Curry selected Horford last for his team, and with the very last pick in the draft, LeBron James was left […]

Kevin Durant is now a veteran in this league, and when it comes to All-Star Games, he has had his fair share of appearances. When he steps on the court Sunday night it will be his ninth All-Star appearance. He has appeared in every all-star game since the 2009-10 season. During a media scrum on Friday, […]

One of the big reasons many speculated why the All-Star game draft wasn’t televised was because of the NBA players and their egos potentially getting hurt if people found out which guys were picked last. The league office decided to not televise the draft, and news still has come out about who were the last […]

The NBA All-Star media day is taking place on Friday, with a lot of questions being asked that normally wouldn’t be asked after a shootaround or a game. In a little surprise to anyone Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers is being asked some funny questions, and giving some very “thoughtful” answers. When asked if […]

Showing appreciation for fellow NBA rookies speaks volumes about a young player’s character. That’s definitely the case when it comes to Dallas Mavericks rising star point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and his respect for Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen. The high-flying guard had some interesting praise for the Finnish big man. When asked who he’d […]

Bleacher Report is back with a new edition of their NBA series Game of Zones. It is an NBA parody and satire series based on HBO’s hit TV show Game of Thrones. The episode came just in time for the NBA All-Star break — to the delight of C.J. McCollum. You can watch it here: […]

Goran Dragic had two prior chances to claim his stake in the All-Star Game — the 2013-14 season with the Phoenix Suns and the most-recent 2016-17 season, averaging 20.3 points and a whisker shy of six assists per game in both. Yet the roar of The Dragon went unheard, with an All-Star mention still evading […]

The 2018 All-Star game is right around the corner with the game taking a bit of a spin this year with how the teams were selected. Instead of the typical Western vs. Eastern Conference teams squaring off, it will now become Team LeBron vs. Team Curry in the All-Star on Sunday. With LeBron at the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid is excited to take part in his second All-Star Weekend, but it isn’t what, but rather who he’s looking forward to playing alongside that excites him the most. The Sixers center was chosen as the starting five-man within the Eastern Conference and later selected by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen […]

With a short Thursday slate of games under wraps, most of the NBA now prepare for All-Star Weekend, and Joel Embiid will look to take part in it once again, this time being part of the big game — chosen as a starter for Team Stephen. Though in his eyes, teammate Ben Simmons should have […]

With the this year’s All-Star Weekend only a few days away, the stage is set for a lot of events, including the much anticipated Slam Dunk Contest that will feature Donovan Mitchell, Larry Nance Jr., Victor Oladipo, and Dennis Smith Jr. competing for the title. As the festivities will take place in Los Angeles, a […]

The 2018 NBA All-Star Game is only a few days away and the league has now released official team and player emojis for the event. Team LeBron and Team Stephen are the competing squads with each player receiving a unique emoji as has been the tradition the past few years. Fans can use #TeamLeBron and […]

The NBA All-Star game takes on a whole new format this year with a backyard captains draft with LeBron James and Stephen Curry picking the teams. The draft was done in secret, with the results only coming out after the entire draft was completed. There was a lot of people who were questioning why the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is known for his skills on the basketball court, but evidently, he also has some skills off the court too. In a video posted to his Instagram account, he shows just what kind of skills those are. In the video, he shows a bell that his girlfriend Mariah Riddlesprigger bought for him. It […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is absolutely on fire lately. Coming off a 44-point outburst during the Blazers’ 123-117 win over the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Valentine’s Day, Lillard said this type of win was just what Portland needed heading into the All-Star Break. After the victory, Lillard opened up to ESPN […]

The All-Star game is this weekend, and Karl Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves is excited to get his chance to play in the big game on Sunday night. Towns talked with Marc J. Spears of the Undefeated about his thoughts on the big game: “I’ve been involved in Friday and Saturday, but I didn’t […]