For well over a year, experts, analysts, fans and couch coaches all agreed — a rarity in today’s sports world — the 2024 NBA Draft class would not be the strongest in league history, and, in fact, would be one of the weaker iterations in recent years. That has, so far, been proven right with … Read more
This year’s NBA All-Star Game has been widely criticized, but perhaps some good ideas will come out of the weekend. Before the regular season resumes on Wednesday, let’s break down how the league can move forward. 1. What’s the best All-Star idea you’ve heard or seen coming out of the weekend? Ben Rohrbach: USA vs. … Read more
Michael Jordan was famously guarded during his storied run in the NBA. The Chicago Bulls icon was a ruthless competitor with an uncompromising win-at-all-costs mentality. 7 Jordan won, won, and won again in the 90sCredit: AFP – Getty His impossibly high standards fuelled his success, but at the same time caused many a locker room … Read more
It takes a lot to get a near-unanimous opinion on any sports matter these days, but the 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend achieved that. The festivities in the Bay Area were panned across the board, with almost everyone disliking the tournament-style All-Star Game and some of the events on All-Star Saturday. In fact, Draymond Green, who … Read more
Yahoo Sports’ great basketball columnist, Vincent Goodwill, summed up the vibe at the just completed — and mostly listless — NBA All-Star weekend as such: “You can’t manufacture soul.” This came two weeks after the NFL staged a flag-football game with their Pro Bowlers that was about as exciting as tax preparation. (The highlight may … Read more
LeBron James is the only NBA player ever to score over 40,000 points. The Los Angeles Lakers phenom is playing in a record-extending 21st All-Star weekend. 7 MJ dominated basketball in a way never seen beforeCredit: AFP – Getty But despite King James’ accolades, Michael Jordan holds a very strong case to be named the … Read more
LeBron James sat out the NBA’s All-Star Game on Sunday night, marking the first time he was selected but didn’t participate in the mid-season showcase. The Los Angeles Lakers star announced that he would miss the mini-tournament just 90 minutes before it was set to start, due to lingering discomfort in his left foot and … Read more
It’s safe to say Draymond Green isn’t a fan of the new All-Star Game format. The league and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver introduced a new format this year in a bid to rejuvenate All-Star Weekend and arrest declining viewership figures. 6 Warriors star Green was part of TNT’s coverage for the All-Star GameCredit: Getty Instead … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Welcome to the Bay Area, where the NBA was the biggest loser of all. On a mostly beautiful weekend in a mostly beautiful city, the league managed to turn its All-Star Game into anything but a showcase of the best basketball players in the world. Everyone from Golden State Warriors star Draymond … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Another NBA All-Star weekend is in the books and, depending on who you ask, it was either a step in the right direction or the worst thing that’s ever been put on television. In that way, it was exactly like every other All-Star weekend. In many other ways, however, this was completely … Read more