Tag: All-Star

For the Love of the Game: Bringing Competition and Culture Back to NBA All-Star Weekend

Staff

Written by contributor Hodari P.T. Brown The NBA All-Star Weekend has always represented more than just an exhibition. At its best, it is a celebration of the game’s highest level of skill, creativity, history, and cultural influence. As a passionate fan who wants the game of basketball to continue thriving—watched, respected, and loved across generations—I believe the All-Star Weekend must evolve in a way that restores competitiveness, honors tradition, and makes the event as culturally significant and nationally captivating as it has ever been. Basketball is too important to too…

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Suns Monty Williams to coach Team Lebron in 2022 NBA All-Star Game

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From NBA Communications : NEW YORK – Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams and his staff will coach Team LeBron in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 20 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.  The 71st NBA All-Star Game will air live at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and ESPN Radio in the United States. Phoenix (40-9, .816) defeated the San Antonio Spurs 115-110 tonight to clinch the best record in the Western Conference through games played on Sunday, Feb. 6.  As a result, Williams has…

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Isaiah Thomas Will Wear These Kobe A.D.s for the All-Star Skills Challenge

Brandon King

When Isaiah Thomas takes the court for tonight’s NBA All-Star Skills Challenge, he will be doing so in style in this Kobe AD PE. The sneaker is dressed in a bright, one might say “Celtic”, green at the upper and midsole. The branding on the medial and lateral sides are colored in gold with white speckles. Gold also accounts for the tongue Kobe branding and red is used on the snake-esque DNA logo on the heel. A black external heel cup and a blue tinted translucent outsole round out this…

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