Category: All Star
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard joined Michael Jordan as the only NBA players to win either the 3-point contest or Slam Dunk contest and be named MVP in the same All-Star Weekend. Lillard won the 3-point contest on Saturday, edging Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns and Atlanta’s Trae Young in the final round. In 1988, Jordan won […]
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns became the fourth player to score 50 or more points in an NBA All-Star Game, in the Western Conference All-Stars’ 211-186 loss to the Eastern Conference All-Stars on Sunday night. It was his fourth career All-Star game. Towns joined Jayson Tatum (55 points in 2023), Anthony Davis (52 points in […]
Throughout the years, so many young prospects made it to the NBA after strong performances at the McDonald’s All-American showcases. We are talking about legends like Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Blake Griffin, or even recent stars like Pelicans’ Zion Williamson, who all left the crowd speechless before becoming professionals. The spotlight shines on the next […]
The NBA All-Star Game is always the premier event of the NBA All-Star Weekend. One facet that many look forward to is who the MVP of this game will be given the best talent in the basketball world is all on one stage for a night. Last year, it was Giannis Antetokounmpo who took home […]
LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and rising second-year stars Luka Doncic and Trae Young headline the star-studded group of present and future superstars who make up the starters for the 69th All-Star Game. James, the catalyst for the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers, will captain the Western Conference team for the second straight season. Antetokounmpo, the […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he was pleased with the new format for the league’s All-Star Game and believed that next year’s player draft would be televised. “I thought it was incredible. I can’t tell you how appreciative I am of the players,” Silver told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne following a 148-145 win for Team LeBron […]
Michael Petrower recaps the All-Star Game from Sunday in Los Angeles.
Houston Rockets star James Harden talks about speaking out as an athlete, his Rockets team and more.
New LA Clipper Tobias Harris talks about the trade from Detroit, his mindset after being traded a few times and more.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. talks about the chaos of All-Star, the dunk contest and more.
