Tag: NBA All-Star
When John Wall was named an All-Star for the first time last week, he told CSN Washington that he was considering invitations from the NBA to participate in the dunk contest and skills competition. He’ll make up his mind Monday, but it appears he’s learning towards the latter because of injury concerns. Wall is dealing […]
Yao Ming was voted an All-Star starter one year despite having played only five games that season, but he’s not the worst All-Star selection of all time.
Lance Stephenson was back laughing and cracking jokes with his Indiana Pacers teammates Friday. But there was still anger beneath the surface less than 24 hours after Stephenson learned NBA coaches did not vote him as a reserve to the Eastern Conference All-Star team. “I’m mad,” Stephenson said. “I feel like I had my breakout […]
He already has his travel reservations booked for a trip to Madison, Wis., during All-Star Weekend. But if the phone rings, and the NBA calls, Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews would gladly rearrange his plans if an invitation to the Three-Point Contest arrives. “Honestly, I don’t care, but it would be cool to be a […]
DeMarcus Cousins had heard all the reasons he shouldn’t be an All-Star, mainly that he had been impressive on a bad team, so Thursday’s news that he didn’t make the squad was not a shock. “Not at all,” Cousins said before the Kings played the Dallas Mavericks on Friday at American Airlines Center. “It is […]
Portland’s franchise player will be quite busy come All-Star Weekend. He says he expects to defend his Skills Challenge title, he’s a headliner in the Rising Stars Challenge game and the grandest of them all: he’ll be coming off the bench for the West in the All-Star game. If you think that’s too much, CSNNW.com […]
Anthony Davis not making the All-Star team feels unfair, but not as unfair as these players missing out for their entire careers… Why Chicago needs to make D.J. Augustin part of their long-term plan…
Tonight, the All-Star reserves were announced on TNT. The Eastern Conference reserves are John Wall (Washington Wizards), DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors), Joe Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Roy Hibbert (Indiana Pacers), Joakim Noah (Indiana Pacers), Paul Millsap (Atlanta Hawks) and Chris Bosh (Miami HEAT). The Western Conference reserves are Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers), Damian Lillard (Portland […]
Before the season began, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers said his team had a “big three”: Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Rivers now would like to see his big three in New Orleans for the NBA All-Star Game and has gone as far as lobbying his fellow Western Conference coaches to include Jordan in their vote to make […]
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki will learn within a few hours whether he is one of the seven Western Conference reserves named to this year’s NBA All-Star team. Nowitzki said he’ll be fine with the decision, whatever it may be. “Either way it’s going to be great,” Nowitzki said after Thursday’s practice at American Airlines […]
