Reactions To NBA's New All-Star Game Call It A Terrible Product
The NBA can't hide the lack of enthusiasm hurting their All-Star Weekend.
And with every passing year, the product seemingly gets worse.
A new four-team tournament debuted in San Francisco for the NBA's All-Star Weekend, taking over the All-Star Game.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 16: Karl Anthony-Towns #32 of Team Chuck and Evan Mobley #4 of Team Kenny go up for the opening tip off during the 74th NBA All-Star Game as part of NBA All-Star Weekend on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
Despite pleading with their players to give more effort on All-Star Weekend, NBA players didn't budge, and the festivities proved to be a mess.
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Not even Lakers star LeBron James participated in the final tournament on Sunday.
All day, guys stayed flat-footed on defense and the three-point shooting problem didn’t lose steam.
On television, TNT's cast of personalities made the game excruciating to watch, their commentary grating like nails on a chalkboard to the audience.
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Kevin Hart, merchant of height jokes, flopped with his unfunny emceeing.
The four teams, picked by Inside the NBA members, played ‘first-to-40’ games, culminating in a Team Shaq versus Team Charles Barkley face-off. No one cared, but Team Shaq "won" the 2025 All-Star Game trophy … not that anyone was paying attention. NBA fans were begging for the return of the East versus West format.
TNT's crew let out a sigh of relief when it was finally over.
Between SNL's 50th Anniversary cringe-fest and the NBA's All-Star festivities stymied by continual breaks and bad comedy, Sunday belonged to Daytona.
Fans watching the ASG bashed the event.
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