How do you have a dunk contest with no fans?
It seems weird to have an all-star game that no one wants, but I assume it is for sponsors and TV deals.
LeBron not happy about it.
“I have zero energy and zero excitement about an All-Star Game this year,” James said after the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 114-93 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. “I don’t even understand why we’re having an All-Star Game.”
“Short offseason for myself and my teammates, 71 days,” James said, referring to the time the Lakers had from Game 6 of the NBA Finals in October to opening night against the LA Clippers in December. “And then coming into this season, we were told that we were not having an All-Star Game, so we’d have a nice little break. Five days [in March] from the 5th through the 10th, an opportunity for me to kind of recalibrate for the second half of the season. My teammates as well. Some of the guys in the league.
“And then they throw an All-Star Game on us like this and just breaks that all the way up. So, um, pretty much kind of a slap in the face.”
“Obviously, you guys can see that I’m not very happy about it.”
I am shocked the league didn’t talk to LeBron before making this decision.
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