{"id":29,"date":"2024-02-20T14:35:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T19:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/?p=29"},"modified":"2024-02-23T11:04:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T16:04:25","slug":"its-over-ladies-and-gentlemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/beyondthearc\/its-over-ladies-and-gentlemen\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Over, Ladies and Gentlemen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another NBA All Star Weekend has came and went.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indiana played host to this years&#8217; festivities, with the leagues&#8217; brightest stars taking the court in what&#8217;s <strong>become more of a formality than a spectacle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a recap to a regrettably memorable All Star Weekend from a once hopeful fan&#8217;s perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Friday Night<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday Night saw the Celebrity All Star Game and Rising Stars Tournament take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fun introduction to the weekend, the Rising Stars Tournament might have been the most competitive event of them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four teams made up of top draft picks and young standouts were coached by various Pacers legends in a single-elimination pickup-styled tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year the neophytes (Shoutout Clyde Frazier) take this event seriously, which makes it the purest form of hoops during the All Star Break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pacers&#8217; own Benedict Mathurin was visibly motivated and engaged throughout the night, eventually taking home MVP and even chirping at second-year league-mate Jaden Ivey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Even in Rising Stars, you can&#39;t guard me.&quot;<br><br>Bennedict Mathurin to Jaden Ivey \ud83d\udc40\ud83c\udf7f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eJUKlLIz1I\">pic.twitter.com\/eJUKlLIz1I<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1758684443382845713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing&#8217;s better than a little bit of spice and trash talk in a game of pickup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday Night also saw the team completely made up of G-League players defeat the team led by phenom, Victor Wembanyama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even when &#8220;Wemby&#8221; hung his head low following the loss, he was still about 7-feet tall. He&#8217;s an absolute <strong>monstrosity<\/strong> of a human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G-League star and now two-time Dunk Contest Champion (more on that later), Mac McClung had 12 points and paced the winning Team Detlef in their first contest against Wemby and Team Pau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The championship game was a mismatch from the start, with G-League guys facing off against some of the NBA&#8217;s brightest young stars, including former #1 pick Paolo Banchero, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Keegan Murray, and more, coached by Indiana Pacers legend, Jalen Rose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, Team Jalen won in a one-sided affair, but it was still pretty entertaining, nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">CHAMPS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/40qEt1VAQz\">pic.twitter.com\/40qEt1VAQz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1758708206480593213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Saturday Night<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday Night was a <em>blur<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between the careless participation in some of the events and the horrendous commentating from the TNT crew, the night left a horrible taste in the mouths of fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Skills Competition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This used to be a cool test of skill, speed, and preciseness with the leagues&#8217; top talent competing to prove who&#8217;s the fastest, most complete player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deron Williams 25 second skills challenge run in 2008 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2nCi2LBqBs\">pic.twitter.com\/2nCi2LBqBs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jake (@SuperiorNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuperiorNBA\/status\/1759004281254854873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those days are unfortunately over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t know if anybody actually enjoys this competition besides the fans of the hometown team in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let me break this down for you: over the past three years the league has made the decision to change this competition from an individual challenge to a team challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams of three compete to get the fastest times and highest scores throughout an incomprehensible maze of obstacles, hoops, balls and windmills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, one team of three will feature players from the city&#8217;s team that&#8217;s hosting the NBA All Star Weekend. Every year, the host team has won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So who really enjoys the skills competition? The players probably enjoyed making light of the integrity of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The players don&#8217;t even know what they&#8217;re doing half the time. A few guys went the wrong way, Scottie Barnes was running around, dribbling the ball off his foot, acting a fool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Edwards was shooting lefty as a natural righty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anthony Edwards tried doing the Skills Challenge left-handed \ud83d\udc80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SXiaJvgZHA\">pic.twitter.com\/SXiaJvgZHA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JomboyMedia\/status\/1759028088636064242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zpomVWIyvn\">pic.twitter.com\/zpomVWIyvn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qzMspy44dk\">https:\/\/t.co\/qzMspy44dk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mark Jackson\u2019s Burner (@casualtakeking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/casualtakeking\/status\/1759045109230764482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scottie Barnes you&#8217;re a treasure, but how can we take this seriously as a product?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three Point Competition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This event should probably be the closer from here-on-out because it&#8217;s been much better than the dunk contest over the past few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milwaukee Bucks guard, Damian Lillard took home the trophy in a star-studded lineup of shooters, including&nbsp;Tyrese Haliburton, Trae Young, Lauri Markkanen, Karl Anthony-Towns, Jalen Brunson, Malik Beasley, and Donovan Mitchell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was pretty standard, but this is where the broadcast team on TNT started to go off the rails a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenny &#8220;The Jet&#8221; Smith, known for his sub-par NBA career and electrifying commentary every year at All-Star Weekend was unbearable this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He sounded like that one drunk guy at a party that just won&#8217;t go away. The whole time I couldn&#8217;t help but think: <em>Kenny, please shut up. For your own sake.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenny, we know you participated in the three point contest, dunk contest, had a long basketball career, and have cool friends. But we want you to talk about the competition at hand from an impartial standpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Believe it or not, Smith&#8217;s commentary got much worse as the night went on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steph vs. Sabrina Three Point Contest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the best event of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steph Curry is widely known as the best shooter in the history of basketball, as he should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sabrina Ionescu broke the (recorded) world record for score in a three point competition with 37 points in the WNBA&#8217;s contest last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ionescu called Curry out, prompting the NBA to set up this great event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ionescu went first, shooting a WNBA ball from NBA range, displaying her smooth, one-motion shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very Curry-esque, she scored 26 and tied Damian Lillard for the highest score <em>of the night<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until Curry stepped up to the arc. Curry scored 29 and took home the honorary championship belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awkward isn&#8217;t even the word for the commentary provided by Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as Curry hit the contest-clinching shot, Smith claimed the contest wasn&#8217;t fair and that Ionescu should have shot from the WNBA three-point line. He also made sure to mention that she shot with a WNBA-sized basketball, and alluded to the idea that she wouldn&#8217;t be able to compete with a regulation NBA-sized ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did Sabrina Ionescu shoot the lights out from NBA range last night? Yes. <br><br>Did Sabrina Ionescu use a WNBA regulation sized basketball? Yes. <br><br>Did Kenny Smith have to point that out while the NBA is clearly trying to promote &amp; uplift women\u2019s sports? No.<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CA0IZhoNlp\">pic.twitter.com\/CA0IZhoNlp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Coach Russo (@MrRussoHealth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrRussoHealth\/status\/1759218334568947891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the contest wasn&#8217;t fair, how did Ionescu manage to tie the winner of the NBA three point contest?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the event, Curry and Ionescu were given a chance to address the crowd and cameras to talk about pushing the game forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directly following that, Miller and Smith debated on whether girls should play with dolls or basketballs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tough scene for the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dunk Contest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mac McClung took home the trophy in a seriously flawed event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The juice is gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judges don&#8217;t care, the players don&#8217;t care and the fans <em>definitely<\/em> don&#8217;t care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s just say the crowd in Indianapolis wasn&#8217;t exactly the most lively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JB advances to face Mac in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ATTSlamDunk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ATTSlamDunk<\/a> Championship! \ud83c\udf7f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z8DumbmLA7\">pic.twitter.com\/z8DumbmLA7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonTNT\/status\/1759062685658853878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MAC GOES OVER SHAQ TO GO BACK-TO-BACK \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ATTSlamDunk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ATTSlamDunk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0nRaezmYr6\">pic.twitter.com\/0nRaezmYr6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonTNT\/status\/1759065358210679105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem with the Dunk Contest doesn&#8217;t go much further than we&#8217;ve seen everything before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, someone jumps over Shaq, or the tallest guy in the building, to win the contest. It&#8217;s rare that we see someone with the originality and ability to execute to bring the contest back to prominence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s time for a serious Dunk Contest overhaul, from the format, to the judging, to the participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sunday Night<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday brings what we&#8217;ve all been waiting for: a clash between the greats in a star-studded back-and-forth affair of skill and competition. At least that&#8217;s what it&#8217;s supposed to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The All Star Game was so boring that I stopped watching to catch up on homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense wasn&#8217;t even optional in this game; if you played any hint of defense throughout the night, you were the anomaly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The East All Stars defeated the West All Stars with a whopping final score of 211-186.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The East All Stars went <strong>42-97 from 3-point range<\/strong>, and were led by All Star MVP, Damian Lillard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t know if there&#8217;s a way to motivate players into actually trying, but this game felt like a way to display defiance towards the league-office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NBA recently implemented a 65 game minimum-policy for awards to incentivize players not missing games; something that many players have spoken out against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a news conference before Saturday Night&#8217;s events, Commissioner Adam Silver said, &#8220;I can tell you that the number of games that players have participated in is up this season and interestingly enough, injuries are actually down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either way, the effort-level in the All Star Game was a hell of a way to represent the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rebound &amp; score \ud83e\ude84 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ct64hg4H1p\">pic.twitter.com\/ct64hg4H1p<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallasmavs\/status\/1759406087801913638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t just one play where the players let someone score. I&#8217;m not exaggerating when I say this is just about what <em>every <\/em>possession looked like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Then the NBA wonders why nobody watches the All Star game anymore. What is this?? \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<br><br>Players don\u2019t care, why should us fans care? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aDAXAl28Z8\">pic.twitter.com\/aDAXAl28Z8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jacob (@Jacobtheclipper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jacobtheclipper\/status\/1759417000747847714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sure, everyone wants to see the All Stars score at a high level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this was like playing a video game on easy mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It gets really boring, really fast. So what&#8217;s the point in watching?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver did not seem too pleased about the way the game went, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Adam Silver sounds pretty pumped about the Eastern Conference All-Stars breaking the record for points in a game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ihFTyqW5jq\">pic.twitter.com\/ihFTyqW5jq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Steph Noh (@StephNoh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephNoh\/status\/1759426280380932493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Wrap-Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I promise I&#8217;m not a hater; All Star Weekend has had an unfathomable fall from grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players want to make the All Star Game, but want nothing to do with actually participating throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the abysmal effort displayed by the leagues top talent, to the ignorant commentary, to the disinterested fans of Indiana, All Star Weekend has not been deemed a success by viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> A financial success, sure. I was surprised to see this tweet from NBAPR regarding the viewership ratings for Sunday Night&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">11.6 million unique viewers watched the 2024 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday across TNT, TBS, truTV and B\/R Sports on Max, up 20% vs. last year.  The game averaged 5.5 million viewers, up 14% vs. last year. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AM6i5uq9aZ\">pic.twitter.com\/AM6i5uq9aZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA Communications (@NBAPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1759940992570884544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost every year, the Dunk Contest&#8217;s winning dunk is celebrated by Kenny &#8220;The Jet&#8221; Smith yelling &#8220;It&#8217;s over ladies and gentlemen!&#8221; to accentuate the fact that the contest has been won in amazing fashion and that a champion has been declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding All Star Weekend, I give you a downcast, underwhelming and comforting in a &#8220;the suffering is all done&#8221; type of way;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It&#8217;s over, ladies and gentlemen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-Dom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another NBA All Star Weekend has came and went. Indiana played host to this years&rsquo; festivities, with the leagues&rsquo; brightest stars taking the court in what&rsquo;s become more of a formality than a spectacle. Here&rsquo;s a recap to a regrettably memorable All Star Weekend from a once hopeful fan&rsquo;s perspective. 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