One other NBA All-Star Weekend has come and gone, and as soon as once more Mac McClung has overshadowed what was in any other case a lackluster weekend that left all who watched craving extra.
The league made drastic modifications to the All-Star Sport this yr and went with a 4-team match format, however followers had been handled to only over half-hour of precise basketball throughout a 3-hour broadcast that was full of extreme advertisements, award ceremonies, and Kevin Hart brazenly roasting the gamers through the recreation over the world audio system.
The NBA is reportedly already gearing as much as make extra modifications subsequent yr as Entrance Workplace Sports activities shared that the league is discussing including a 1-on-1 match subsequent yr with a $1 million prize at stake.
BREAKING: The NBA is discussing including a 1v1 match subsequent All-Star Weekend with a $1 million prize, per @FOS pic.twitter.com/567u65sAT7
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) February 17, 2025
It’s a enjoyable concept that will settle loads of informal debates, however $1 million seemingly isn’t sufficient to make this price it for these guys.
There’s additionally the non-public component of this, because it’s truthful to surprise if NBA stars will probably be prepared to place their egos on the road for a 1-on-1 match.
If gamers gained’t give loads of effort within the All-Star Sport, who’s to say they gained’t additionally give minimal effort in a 1-on-1 match?
Then again, would gamers go all-out for the 1-on-1 match after which give even much less effort through the All-Star Sport as a way to preserve vitality?
General, All-Star Weekend is a large number proper now and the NBA has loads of work to do to repair it.
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