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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 […]

According to a tweet from the official NBA All-Star account on Thursday, pop singer Justin Bieber and rapper Quavo were announced as late additions to the 2018 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game rosters for Friday’s contest at Verizon Up Arena in Los Angeles. https://twitter.com/NBAAllStar/status/964182718048296961 Joining the Biebs on Team Lakers is Sterling Brim of MTV’s “Ridiculousness,” Nick […]

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 […]