NBA All-Star Game Articles - Page 29

Jamal Murray is determined to make a second straight appearance in the All-Star Weekend’s Rising Stars Challenge this Friday, despite fighting constant chest pains for the past week. The second-year guard was questionable entering last night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, but played and totaled 17 points through a heavy load of 38 minutes […]

Nikola Jokic was relatively relieved he wasn’t chosen to take part in the All-Star Game, but the Denver Nuggets center said if he was indeed called up as an All-Star, it wouldn’t be one he’d turn down. “I was kind of happy they didn’t call me but if I went to the All-Star (game) of […]

Lonzo Ball hasn’t played in a game with the Los Angeles Lakers since January 13th after suffering a knee injury and it doesn’t look like he will be able to play in the Rising Stars game in this weekends All-Star events. According to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints: Luke Walton thinks Lonzo Ball (knee) will probably […]

There has been a clear disconnect between NBA players and officials this year, and it has gotten so bad that they have set up a meeting between the National Basketball Players Association and the National Basketball Referees Association that will take place on Saturday at the All-Star weekend. In a joint statement released by both associations they […]

Paul George has put his name in the conversation among some of the best three-point shooters of this NBA season, recently invited to take part in the All-Star Weekend’s Three-Point Contest alongside some familiar names. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard will have to take out the likes of Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, former champion Klay […]

Lonzo Ball hasn’t appeared in a game with the Los Angeles Lakers since January 13 but that isn’t stopping him from trying to make some money. The All-Star game is coming to Los Angeles this weekend, and Ball will be hosting an autograph signing. According to Darren Rovell of ESPN: Lonzo Ball having his first […]

With the All-Star Weekend coming up later this week, players who will be participating in events scheduled are already preparing for everything from gear to dinner reservations with family. That includes what shoes they are going to wear for the big game, just like what Under Armour has developed for Stephen Curry. The Golden State […]

The 2017-18 NBA season for New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis has officially come to an end after suffering a torn ACL last Tuesday. However, that will not stop “The Unicorn” from making his presence felt at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Porzingis is one of the most marketable young players in […]

All-Star Weekends always seem like a good time to trial run things that a league may introduce sometime down the road. Now is that what the NBA is doing with the introduction of the four-point line during the second half of the Celebrity game? Tom Haberstroh has all the details: THE 4-POINT ERA IN THE […]

The NBA made a series of changes to the All-Star game to try and get the players to compete a little harder for the sake of a more competitive and entertaining game. They took the top two vote-getters and they became the captains of their own teams, instead of the classic East and West format. […]

Every year there seem to be a few All-Star snubs whom people believe should have made the cut, and this year, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has made it clear he believes his Sixers teammate Ben Simmons is that guy. After Tuesday night’s game against the Wizards, Embiid stated who he believes should replace Kristaps Porzingis on […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker has been announced as the replacement for New York Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA All-Star Game, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Walker is the fourth injury replacement for Team LeBron after Porzingis suffered a torn ACL earlier this week. Walker was rumored over the […]

With All-Star weekend kicking off on Friday, February 15th, the jerseys that will be worn by the two teams have been released. The NBA has released the jerseys for the Rising Stars game. 🔥 or 👎? pic.twitter.com/gv702TPqBQ — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 6, 2018 With the All-Star Game taking place in Los Angeles, the NBA […]

As news came out that Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell will participate in the Slam Dunk Contest to replace Aaron Gordon, it was expected that there would be player who was going to be named to take over his place in the Skills Challenge. It did not take long for it to be revealed, as […]

It’s a time of transition for new L.A. Clippers forward Tobias Harris, who just became a part of one of the most unexpected blockbuster trades in recent memory. Familiar with his current position, Harris is staying positive and posted the photo below on Instagram. It had a caption that said #GodsPlan, which could very well […]

Raise your hand if you remember the epic battle between Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine in the 2016 Slam Dunk Contest. Everyone? Good. That dunk battle was arguably best of all time. And many will say that Gordon won that contest, but was robbed in a sense because LaVine had the uncanny ability to do […]

We’re still waiting for Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to officially play in a back-to-back. Embiid has already played in more games this season than last year, 39-31, and it’s been enough to earn him a spot starting in this month’s All-Star Game. In fact, Embiid will be very busy for All-Star Weekend also competing […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic was named to the NBA All-Star Game as a replacement for Cleveland Cavaliers center Kevin Love, who broke his hand and will miss up to eight weeks. There are arguments that other Eastern Conference players should have made it over Dragic, but that’s not really the point. The real point […]

The league has just unveiled the NBA All-Star 2019 logo that honors the city where it will be held. The midseason classic takes place in Charlotte, North Carolina, home of the Charlotte Hornets that is owned by Michael Jordan, the widely-believed greatest player of all time. The 2019 #NBAAllStar logo pays tribute to the @Hornets […]

The 2018 NBA All-Star Skills Challenge competition contestants have been officially announced by the league with some familiar names and some first-time participants to the All-Star Weekend event. The list is headed by the New York Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis who is returning to defend the crown which he won a year ago. Playing in front […]

The field for the 2018 All-Star weekend’s JBL 3-point contest has now been announced. We will again witness an array of shooters tire the net with swishes to battle it out for the crown. The contestants were announced in a special episode of NBA on TNT. There’s a 100% chance it will be raining 👌s […]

In the coming three weeks, the Utah Jazz will formally submit a bid to become the host of either the 2022 or 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities at Vivint Smart Home Arena. This would be a huge development for Salt Lake City, as the Jazz has hosted the All-Star Game just once in 1993 since the […]

The NBA never ceases to get interesting, especially when other players interact with each other. As the NBA heads closer to the marquee 2018 All-Star Game, players are starting to get on edge about their candidacy and give their thoughts on who should make the teams and who shouldn’t. Recently, John Wall opted to undergo […]

New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis is set to make his first All-Star appearance in this year’s festivities, but he looks to make more than just a few friends, but also some potential teammates when mingling with the biggest stars in the league. Among them is Kyrie Irving, who is missing tonight’s game against the […]

It was a good day for the Detroit Pistons, to say the least. The 2017-18 NBA season got its first big shake-up of the year with the L.A. Clippers trading power forward Blake Griffin to the Pistons in exchange for a bevy of players and future draft picks. After the trade, it was announced that center […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond will replace Washington Wizards point guard John Wall in the All-Star Game on Team LeBron, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Drummond made a fuss when he was not selected originally as a reserve last week, even going as far as to question if he needed to […]

Washington Wizards guard and All-Star Bradley Beal thinks this season’s All-Star Game will actually have defense incorporated in it. But the reason he thinks so may not be what most think it is. The NBA recently announced that it was increasing the reward for the winning team to $100,000. It used to be $50,000. That […]

The NBA surprised their fans when they announced the new format of the All-Star Game. In order to make it more competitive and for the participants to shy away from making it an extension of the Slam Dunk and 3-point shooting contests, they made the team captains choose their teammates in a draft instead of having […]

The Toronto Raptors managed to get back into the win column with a solid 123-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. However, that was not the only good news the Raptors received on Sunday. According to NBA Reddit user Watchadoinfoo, Dwayne Casey has been named as a head coach for Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James’ […]

As with any All-Star Game, there were bound to be a few snubs even with this year’s new format. That said, the snub of L.A. Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams really struck a nerve among NBA fans. At first, it seemed as if Williams was also disgruntled with being snubbed. However, he made it clear on […]

After being named a 2018 NBA All-Star Game starter, DeMarcus Cousins was chosen by LeBron James (leading vote-getter) in the inaugural draft. Unfortunately, Cousins suffered a ruptured Achilles against the Houston Rockets and will miss the remainder of the 2017-18 NBA season. As a result of the season-ending injury, commissioner Adam Silver has chosen Paul […]

The fans, the players, the media, the coaches, and, lastly, LeBron James and Stephen Curry have all made their picks, so after a long-winded and somewhat complicated process we now have a clear picture of what the 2018 rendition of the All-Star Game will look like. Many found the teams hilarious, others saw a clear difference […]

During the 2017-18 NBA season, Lou Williams and Donovan Mitchell have been two of the league’s pleasant surprises. While Williams has established himself as one of the best sixth men in league history, he is averaging 23.6 points and 5.2 assists. As for Mitchell, he is considered one of the steals of the 2017 NBA […]

Kevin Durant is an All-Star again, this time playing on LeBron James’ team for the first time in his career. As great an honor as it is for him to be selected to play in the All-Star Game for the ninth time in his career, Durant is likely done participating in the Saturday events. According […]

For the fourth time in his prestigious Toronto Raptors career, star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan is headed to the NBA All-Star Game. For the 2018 edition in Los Angeles, he will be a starter on Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry’s team. DeRozan will also likely have to play against his head coach […]

With the All-Star Game on the horizon, the untelevised drafting of the teams panned Kevin Durant as the first overall pick by LeBron James, leaving Stephen Curry with teammates Klay Thompson and Draymond Green on his squad. Due to much hoopla surrounding the pecking order of these All-Star selections, Melissa Rohlin of the San Jose […]

With the first official draft officially in the books for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, the consensus has made it clear that Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James’ team is the heavy favorite going in. Needless to say, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has taken offense to the early projections. James’ squad boast a bevy of […]

On Thursday night following the Golden State Warriors’ 126-113 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Oracle Arena, Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry opened up to the media about the All-Star draft selection process that he and Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James went through. On Feb. 18, the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in Los […]

Kevin Durant was prepared to be a part of whichever team picked him for the All-Star Game. His rival, LeBron James, held the No. 1 overall pick as the leading vote-getter, so he expected to be the first player off the list when James and Stephen Curry went on a conference call to determine both […]