After years of being the butt of jokes, NBA commissioner Adam Silver finally produced awinning productfor the NBA All-Star game.
The league scrapped the boring East vs. West and captains’ pick models and introduced aUSA vs. World format— a three-team (two USA, one world) four-game round-robin tournament.
No 200-195 scores. No coasting. No cherry-picking. No boredom.
Instead, fans were treated to four 12-minute games. Pride. Patriotism. Competition.
The top two teams advanced to a championship game, and suddenly, pride wasn’t just a marketing slogan. It was bragging rights.
Kudos to you, Mr. Commissioner.
Too bad no one was in attendance to watch. This is the next problem Silver needs to fix for the NBA All-Star weekend.
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A chance to watch Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant share the court one more time? To watch Damian Lillard win the 3-point contest? To watch the next generation of stars — led byAnthony Edwards and Victor Wembanyama— take the reins?
The demand is there… but the price is not.
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