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NBA All-Star Game

NBA All-Star Saturday crowd

NBA All-Star Saturday looked depressing with seemingly empty arena

The festivities during NBA All-Star Saturday no longer put butts in seats like they used to. During a weekend that was supposed to highlight the NBA’s brightest stars and young talent, the headline for most was how empty the arena was during …

Jaylen Brown in his Celtics uniform

Jaylen Brown pitches new event to save NBA All-Star Weekend

Jaylen Brown believes he has the fix to spark interest in NBA All-Star Weekend again. The Boston Celtics star spoke to reporters Saturday ahead of his first-ever start in the NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. With ratings for the …

Kevin Durant with the Houston Rockets

Kevin Durant takes a shot at All-Star Game critics

One of the most frequent criticisms of the modern NBA All-Star Game is that it does not compare to the previous generation’s games. Kevin Durant is not buying it. Durant admitted that he has been studying previous All-Star Games, particularly …

NBA court logo

NBA names Giannis Antetokounmpo’s All-Star Game replacement

The NBA All-Star Game is not anywhere near what it used to be. This year, that is once again the case. Unfortunately, some of the game’s biggest stars are sidelined due to injury. Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo …

Cooper Flagg looks on

Cooper Flagg’s injury replacement has been named for NBA All-Star weekend

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg did not make the All-Star team, but he was set to participate in the Rising Stars Game during All-Star weekend. On Wednesday, it was revealed that Flagg has a left mid-foot sprain, which means he will miss …

Jaxson Hayes warming up for the Lakers

Fans rip the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest field as ‘worst’ ever

Fans might be more interested into tuning into the local news rather than to this year’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest. On Saturday, the NBA officially announced the full lineup for this year’s Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend. Miami’s …

Kawhi Leonard in Clippers uniform

NBA makes major decision after Kawhi Leonard’s All-Star snub

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is having an excellent season, but he was surprisingly not named to the All-Star team. While fans were upset about Leonard’s All-Star snub, things changed on Tuesday. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver named …

Jamal Murray clapping

Jamal Murray issues a guarantee after getting his first NBA All-Star nod

At last, Jamal Murray can call himself an NBA All-Star.  After years of failing to be part of the annual NBA midseason exhibition, the Denver Nuggets’ star point guard will be among the elites who will partake in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game …

LeBron James in a Lakers jersey

Fans are calling out 1 player’s ‘absurd’ NBA All-Star snub in favor of LeBron James

Several fans were left scratching their heads when LeBron James was named a 2026 NBA All-Star over one of his longtime rivals. James was among the seven players listed as a reserve for the Western Conference on Sunday, alongside Anthony Edwards, …

Kawhi Leonard holds a ball

Fans are upset about Kawhi Leonard’s NBA All-Star snub

Kawhi Leonard (barring an injury replacement) will not be able to participate in the NBA All-Star Game at his own home arena. On Sunday, the NBA officially announced the All-Star reserves for the 2026 All-Star Game later this month. Notably, All-Star …

Jaylen Brown in his Celtics uniform

Jaylen Brown slams NBA All-Star voting as a ‘PR contest’

Jaylen Brown thinks that NBA All-Star voting has become a bit of a dog and pony show. On Monday, the NBA released the first fan voting returns for the 2026 All-Star Game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. this coming February. There were a few …

Adam Silver speaking

Details emerge on completely revamped NBA All-Star Game

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: the NBA is changing the format for the All-Star Game this season. The NBA All-Star Game has waned in popularity over the past several seasons, with last season’s iteration performing particularly …

Giannis Antetokounmpo wearing headphones

Giannis Antetokounmpo proposes huge change to NBA All-Star Game

Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to bring some international spice to the NBA All-Star Game. The 2025 NBA Playoffs may be happening, but the Greek Freak is thinking about next season’s All-Star weekend. Antetokounmpo went on X and reposted a …

Adam Silver speaking

NBA looking to copy NHL model to fix All-Star Game

The NBA paid close attention to what the NHL did over its All-Star break and wants to replicate the model. NBA commissioner Adam Silver and president of league operations Byron Spruel spoke with media members in New York on Monday. Both said that …

Adam Silver speaking

Adam Silver makes admission about NBA All-Star format

NBA commissioner Adam Silver made an honest admission about the league’s latest attempt to reinvent the All-Star Game. In a press conference Thursday, Silver said he felt the league’s new All-Star format represented some progress, but …

Adam Silver speaking

Report reveals how poor ratings for NBA All-Star Game were

Fans had nothing but bad things to say about this year’s NBA All-Star Game, and the official ratings for the event are painting a very similar picture. Front Office Sports reported on Wednesday that the 2025 NBA All-Star Game averaged just 4.7 …

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