NBA All-Star Game Confirms American Basketball Is Dead; Jason Whitlock Can Fix It | Ep 624

“Michael Jordan was serving up full-course meals while LeBron James and the players now are serving up burgers and fries.” All-Star weekend left a bad taste in the sports world’s mouth - including Jason’s, who unpacks the surrounding universal discontent with that hot mess. Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game was just the latest in a decades-long series of obituaries detailing the tragic passing of American hoops. Despite a promise to deliver a more competitive All-Star Game, Sunday’s contest may have been the worst in history. Men’s basketball is dead. Silver cannot resuscitate what his predecessor, commissioner David Stern, killed. How do you go from Michael Jordan playing all 82 regular-season games in nine of his 15 seasons to begging players to play 65? You create an anti-American culture that seduces multimillionaires into believing they’re victims of racist capitalists, that's how. The NBA needs a revolutionary war and makeover. Adam Silver is not the right leader for this war. He’s a peacetime consigliere. He’s not built for the kind of upheaval necessary to fix the NBA. Have no fear, Jason has devised a solution that may well be the NBA’s last hope if it ever wants to return to its former glory. Plus, Steve Kim joins “Fearless” to share his thoughts on the state of the NBA, and Shemeka Michelle weighs in on the rumor mill surrounding Texans QB C.J. Stroud, Amber Rose, and the Kardashians.
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SHOW OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
01:15 The NBA is broken
05:31 The only way to fix American basketball is to shut down the NBA
08:57 The NBA’s international desires caused denigration in American culture
17:05 Roll Call 2.0
23:05 Steve Kim joins Fearless to unpack the disaster of All-Star Weekend
29:55 Adam Silver can’t resuscitate what David Stern killed
34:02 The NBA has continually bred a mindset of entitlement
38:16 The solution to the NBA
45:13 Shemeka Michelle and Jason discuss C.J. Stroud and Amber Rose
59:22 Outro
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[@tod3msn]

200 points in an All Star Game is a joke. It's not a game and there is zero defense. Just dudes shooting a basketball unchallenged.

[@hebrewharv8018]

I turned it off and watched Martin

[@johnnybstuddd4482]

I agree, its not even fun watching

[@chrispaul7849]

211 points and did you miss this fact? 1 FT?!!

[@Raiders4L4Me]

Sorta like the regular season, just worse.

[@PontFlair]

I heard the score of this "All-Star" game and I laughed. I watched a low-rent, disorganized, boring Wu-Tang documentary that was more enjoyable instead.

[@BlackAdder-wp6dn]

Who the "F" even watches the NBA nowadays. Not me.

[@THATFILMLOOK]

Good for you.. It won't stop

[@MikeBNumba6]

No one watches it anymore. The ones that call themselves fans watch only highlights of the game. The NBA will still Remain good because of gambling which is the real reason I think they started legalizing it across the country. The ratings have been slipping for years

[@johnnybstuddd4482]

It went downhill after Jordon retired, and in 2000s it totally sucked @ss

[@richardarrighi5561]

People under the age of 16

[@antoineb9371]

@@johnnybstuddd4482 Naw the 2000’s it was good. It went down hill in the 2010’s

[@user-le9bm8hu9p]

I have homework for everyone. Go watch the 1988 all star game. It is a pleasure to watch. They played defense. The competitive spirit was flowing. Today's all star game was a disgrace. The NBA and Adam Silver should be ashamed.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

No one wants to watch something that happened 36 years ago.

[@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om]

The only people who want to watch today's NBA are Chinese😂

[@spectralnighttravel]

@nickbarcheck1019 Maybe you don't, since you clearly grew up in the "if it's two seconds old, it's old news" generation.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

@@spectralnighttravel I'm 49 years old. You really shouldn't assume

[@robertlynch9678]

I do.

[@Ozlobeats]

Adam silver is definitely allergic to garlic 😂😂😂

[@boogerdawson25boogerdawson61]

That’s hilarious lmao!

[@denajacobs9949]

😂😂😂😂

[@PontFlair]

He would hiss if you had garlic in your hand that was visible to him. He's one of those daywalker vampires

[@tonitesmokinup]

You can’t play victim without someone playing victimizer. The power of the government is put against your whole family tree for hundreds of years it’s hard to be playing.

[@RH-pt9ro]

I used to record NBA games on VHS. Nowadays I can’t make myself watch.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Yea, cause you grew up.

[@PontFlair]

*@nickbarcheck1019* he grew up into not watching a product he used to love?

[@O.J.S.]

If the players don't care, why should the fans care?!

[@MikeBNumba6]

I've been saying this for years. The players literally tell the fans they do not care about competing. It's a job to them and nothing more

[@O.J.S.]

@@MikeBNumba6 The players must get that the fans are paying to see the players do what we as fans CAN'T do! And the money that we pay to see them do what we can't do pays their salary. So it would behoove them to do their job and keep the fans interested.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Do you care about your job? Be honest.

[@O.J.S.]

@@nickbarcheck1019 Millions of people don't watch me do my job nor do I make millions doing it. With that being said, I better care about my job or I won't have the electricity necessary to respond to your comment. 🤣😆

[@nickbarcheck1019]

@@O.J.S. So your job only matters if people watch you do it? What an extraordinarily stupid comment.

[@lee399]

Kareem Abdul Jabbar played at least 74 games at age 37 thru 41. And folk act like Lebron is some type of unicorn at 38 when he's playing no more than 67 games. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@hardkore360]

Even then, those 67 games are really like half games with the lack of defense he plays, so in reality he plays about 33 games in a regular season. And the media praises his longevity? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 What a freaking clown.

[@Yaboifatback]

The new generation sucks!! Soft and entitled!

[@nahmon823]

I would rather watch old 80s games on youtube and the quality of the cameras are bad.

[@jesserodgers8990]

I do the same thing... The competition was so much higher... Nobody wanted the other guy to get the best of them every night

[@runsangry]

I do the same with the NFL.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Living in the past is odd.

[@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om]

Mediocrity being the new excellence is even worse.

[@leondavis27]

​@@nickbarcheck1019are you sure you're 49! Or You're just a fan of today's NBA?

[@Ozlobeats]

I was a die hard blazer fan for decades, when they began pride nights and proceeds (according to Damien lillard) went to support trans youth.....im done. I have a seven year old son, this is the stuff im supposed to protect him from not celebrate. Shame on you NBA for taking away my love and spirit for a great family past time.

[@jayrocky9067]

💯

[@jt6145]

Facts

[@DaMixWizard]

Damn, the NBA is celebrating transformers. AutoBots....retreat😮

[@PontFlair]

The NFL AND NBA support way too much shenanigans. ESPN as well.

[@JOERANSTRAIGHT]

Yeah, I live out here too. That made me quite upset. Why would anyone think that that’s a good thing I just don’t understand what people do as adults is totally different but children can’t make good decisions.

[@GustavoGarcia-ro1jv]

The common worker are asked to do more for less while basketball players are doing less and getting paid more. This is what is dividing fans from the players.

[@palimo3653]

Yes and they have the nerve to complain about having to play a certain amount of games to win awards which in return give them a bigger contract. Crazy

[@chironjo]

My man. You have nailed it. 100% FACTS.

[@qualitycommentszone1263]

Yea it wasn't like that back in the 80s players just played ball and were humble not pushing trans rights and other woke garbage

[@martinprice9441]

The league is full of overgrown & overpaid drama queens that won't play defense or listen to their coach and traveling hasn't been called in decades.

[@johnnguyen6469]

Just stop watching it. Easy decision

[@RSRS920]

Whether he continues or stops watching it is besides the poont. Focus.

[@Woody-fv7uu]

​@@johnnguyen6469 The point is a lot have.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

@@Woody-fv7uu Their loss. Sport has never been better. Current stuff is always better than old stuff.

[@PontFlair]

*@nickbarcheck1019* if the ratings are down and less people are watching, I don't think anyone is looking at it as a "loss". There may be "something" to enjoy, that said, I've read all of your comments to this point. At best you're a troll, at worst, you're delusional. Or visa versa.

[@edhartman2860]

Victimhood, racism, gambling, entitled......Makes sense

[@0007tad]

lets not forget guns, drugs and thugs...

[@jsm530]

Gambling is what made all sports fake and soulless.

[@aklakl5854]

are you talking about the nfl? @@0007tad

[@PontFlair]

@@0007tad all those things...and Ja Morant

[@axl8653]

Basketball fundamentals are lost on these entitled idiots.

[@nikm4253]

My Celtics are the top team in the NBA right now and I couldn't care less. Too expensive to watch them play both in person and on TV.

[@bigbabysld]

It's crazy, each season passes and I care less and less about B-ball (it kinda died for me after Kobe retired, not all the way...just not what it used to be)

[@idread3523]

it is huh because you have to have a tv package just to watch your home games huh? good lawd. watch online.

[@neekdasn3ak707]

Streameast

[@timp3035]

They use to be my Celtics.. Beat LA. Those were the days..........Larry vs Magic.

[@johnnybstuddd4482]

@@timp3035 That was the best rivalry, loved the Larry vs Magic rivalry!!

[@InnocuousIdiosyncrasy]

I used to be a huge NBA fan. But being a native of Charlotte when they removed the ASG because of bathrooms I was out and haven’t looked back.

[@neofromdamatrix6978]

Good riddance

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Are you making that up? What the hell you talking about?

[@charlesmcgovern2395]

@@nickbarcheck1019 They removed the All-Star game from Charlotte because the city wouldn't allow men to use women's bathrooms.

[@jeffreytang3694]

@@nickbarcheck1019what rock have you been living under Nick? It’s about time you awake from your coma and realize you’re living in a country that is about to be destroyed from the inside out

[@bipi4363]

​@nickbarcheck1019 I thought you were out of touch with another comment that you made, and you've confirmed it with this comment. Nothing worse than a man being loud, ignorant, and wrong. Congratulations, you hit the trifecta.

[@wmcuccia1356]

Jason thank you for the truth!

[@MrFRO4484]

Once college players stopped playing all 4 years, the end of the NBA was on the horizon

[@CaliforniaAllStars]

The last game I watched was Kobe Bryant in his last game against the Utah Jazz. The NBA is super boring, I even tried to attend a NBA game and it was a snooze fest. I tried to watch a game on TV recently and lasted 3 minutes it was so boring and a waste of time. Basketball in the 80's, 90's and early 2000's. When Jordan Retired the NBA Truly died off, Kobe and Iverson kept it alive.

[@lexluger2jonnyblaze]

U sound gay

[@christopherfoster3948]

In 1993 22 million people watched the all star game. Now, about 7 million. There are about 100 million more people in the country.

[@robertlynch9678]

Honestly, I'm just amazed 7 million tuned in for that game.

[@christopherfoster3948]

@@robertlynch9678 I know. To watch players not care. It’s just a show at this point.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

@@christopherfoster3948 All sports are is a show. Basketball is a meaningless activity.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

@@robertlynch9678 For most of them, it's a rare chance to see their daddies.

[@Ninjersey1]

@@robertlynch9678yeah they definitely boosting those numbers lol I accidentally changed it to the game they probably counted me as a viewer ☠️

[@jmoo876]

The NBA gave way too much power to the players

[@PeeZeeTheDirector]

Pro Sport is over. It is political ONLY now as it is in EVERY regime.

[@dangreene3895]

The left has ruined everything , there is no where you can go without being bombarded with leftist politics

[@buicklincoln]

When street ball got popular on ESPN, the NBA followed up by letting players carry the ball and travel to the basket without thinking about dribbling.

[@jayess6219]

Adam silver killed NBA

[@GustavoGarcia-ro1jv]

And lebron james

[@ddale20]

This Obama anti-American and globalist B.S. will destroy us. We have to get back to, God, patriotism, capitalism, hard work, discipline, strong military with no political correctness, and respect for the constitution!

[@23293]

@@GustavoGarcia-ro1jv and steph

[@threefiveseven]

Steph Curry killed the NBA. He's the one who turned the NBA into a 3 point shooting league.@@GustavoGarcia-ro1jv

[@myronrandall3021]

Please don't forget Mr James

[@lenmalinowski9423]

Jason, you’re killing it man. Just killing it keep it up.

[@alfred6303]

I’m in my mid 40’s and I remember the Bulls struggling to get past the Pistons, then the Bulls and Riley Knicks. That was *ucking basketball, 95-90 games and defense.

[@jerryfinger8659]

The 2004 finals, the Pistons held the Lakers to less than 70 in two games.

[@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om]

Every shot was contested, that's what made it more interesting to watch. Coaches meant more back then, games were a chess match.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Somebody loves living in the past! You still use a rotary phone?

[@leondavis27]

​@@nickbarcheck1019 you must really hate the 80s! Just because you don't like going in the past, don't get mad at others who like to

[@nickbarcheck1019]

@@leondavis27 It's silly. All my friends constantly talking about the old days. Annoys me to no end. High school and college is over, fellas.

[@mikediaz8200]

I think the problem of the nba is : no centers like shaq and Hakeem, non competitive, no toughness, players seem to entitled, It’s like hockey fun to play but not to watch

[@mileshall9235]

LMAO

[@Irishmule169]

NHL is 100 times more fun to watch than Leflop any day of the week…

[@stickman1373]

SO TRUE... Remember the NBA on NBC, remember how Marv Albert would tell a story before EVERY game, it was drama, it was toughness, and it WAS NOT SUPERTEAMS!!!!! Lebron is kinda the one who killed the entire NBA bc back then it may have been 2 main stars and then very God support system and players stayed with one team amd made the team better with time. NOW these cry babies will cry and run from one team to the next bc they can't win a ring!

[@hawkman2k7]

@@Irishmule169hockey sucks. I’m tired of hardcore fans thinking hockey is any better. They shut down their league and no one cared in 2005. Also, no stars or great storylines. It’s boring or even worse than the NBA.

[@mileshall9235]

@stickman1373 Superteams aren't winning any more, and very rarely did in their heyday.

[@parkside4623]

That All-star game was the final straw for me, unfortunately. I have been an NBA fan all my life. My father got me involved right out of the womb but I just can't watch this NBA anymore. It is just a very different animal now.

[@michael-dx3lc]

glad you didnt call it a sport.

[@Blackrain7920]

That game was trash 🗑

[@markfroman738]

Shameful.

[@lion-888-]

I haven't watched in over 8 years.

[@thepublishingpoet8435]

The 3 point shot is what's destroying the NBA. The 3 point shot is what's destroying the NBA. The 3 point shot is what's destroying the NBA. SO, REPEAT AFTER ME: The 3 point shot is destroying the NBA.

[@scottmalone9275]

I'm not sold... They had the 3pt shot in the late 80s 90s. Changing the defensive rules made the 3 a problem. But you are certainly tracking

[@johnnguyen6469]

So it was Steve curry ?

[@thepublishingpoet8435]

It wasn't a problem back in the day because nobody hit them very often. Changes in defenses weren't much of an issue. But now, every team has a sharp shooter and consequently, the three has taken over the game.

[@rochyns8567]

Everybody wants to skyjack 3's including centers lol! Rarely do I see anybody posting up down low or controlling the boards. If a center skyjacked a 3, they were automatically going to the bench!

[@michael-dx3lc]

no defense is the problem

[@rong648]

If they did away with the NBA, I wouldn't miss it.

[@neofromdamatrix6978]

So what. Millions across the world will.

[@PontFlair]

​@neofromdamatrix6978 you're making the point Whitlock made.

[@slimcat0072]

It's boring... It's all threes and dunks... The flopping and bullshit fouls put it over the top for me. I'm done with it.

[@donsaderfield83]

Jeez man, that was one of the most accurate best videos I have seen. So honest and real. Thanks

[@timp3035]

Johnson,Byrd,Jordan Those days are long gone...

[@scottmalone9275]

Regretfully, but you are right.

[@johnnybstuddd4482]

I sure miss those day, thats when basketball was great, they loved and cared about the game back then. Now it looks like they are just going through the motion.

[@OG_UNC]

*Bird... spell his name right and put some respect on it

[@timp3035]

i only graguatid 7th grade@@OG_UNC

[@timothytaylor9835]

Baseball, basketball and Hockey focusing on international players has hurt all 3 leagues.

[@DM-22]

Honestly not. Jokic is the best player in the league

[@CaliforniaAllStars]

@@DM-22 I disagree on Hockey and Baseball, that is what makes those two sports great. NBA Had Kukoc, Longley, Peja, Sabonis, Hakeem Olajuwon in the 90s and 2000s but the league was still good and managed well. The NBA today went woke and all in on LeBron and destroyed the sport. Hockey is just not a popular sport in America it is more regional kind of like baseball.

[@edwinrampage39]

Man, this racist stuff just keeps on getting more crazy. Why are you so scared ? 🤣

[@timothytaylor9835]

@@DM-22 Jokic don't get the NBA big TV rating's. He's not the best player in the world because he doesn't play defense. Baseball, the NBA and Hockey didn't need international players. The NFL has the least amount of international players and makes more money with only 17 games. Americans want another Larry Bird, Jordan, Kobe and Magic not a Jokic, Giannis, Embiid and a Luka. It has hurt baseball just as bad

[@timothytaylor9835]

@@CaliforniaAllStars The NBA and MLB of old never relied on the majority of it's top 10 players to be international. It's not working. Americans not watching baseball and basketball anymore

[@user-qh2dh8kb8j]

The NBA was emasculated once the defense was taken out of the equation; NFL also.

[@travbrunet6950]

Attitude reflects leadership , Lebroni made it okay to go through the motions instead of coming to work

[@lloydbraun6026]

Check out Wilt Chamberlain’s stats. He averaged over 47 minutes and played in all games for many seasons and NEVER fouled out

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Quit living in the past.

[@Ninjersey1]

@@nickbarcheck1019there you go again 😂

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Those bulls Knicks games were amazing in the 90s ..

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Horrible quality. Nobody could shoot. Players are MUCH better now. I've been watching for over 40 years. NFL has also never been better. Same with baseball.

[@robertlynch9678]

@@nickbarcheck1019 Bird couldn't shoot?! Reggie Miller couldn't shoot?! GTFOH.

[@Ninjersey1]

@@nickbarcheck1019there you go again hope Klutch sports paying you 😂

[@PontFlair]

​@@Ninjersey1his takes suck.

[@Ninjersey1]

@@PontFlair I’ve seen him on like 10 comments or more spewing the same garbage gotta be a Klutch bot

[@vmi4172]

Damn, ole JJ Whitlock hit the nail right on the head. This man does not miss🙅‍♂🤷‍♂

[@RochaRules]

Victim mentality has ruined everything. LeChina James

[@edwinrampage39]

Tell that to your boy Whitlock his the biggest victim mentality guy ever 🤣

[@aklakl5854]

Yall will talk all this shyt but you won't go look at the NBA's revenue and profit last season and compare it to revenue and profit LeBron's first year and compare that to the NBA's revenue and profit Mj's last year. for some reason internet shows won't show those numbers because they know what they like. the bulls alone are worth 4 BILLION DOLLARS more than they were worth in Jordans last season. yall talking dum shyt but you won't go look at the numbers. NBA is business .. okay .. lets see those financials and compare them to any era yall want. bring out the money numbers. where are they at??

[@RochaRules]

@@aklakl5854 Jersey shore made a lot of money.... Doesn't make it good. Money doesn't equal quality. That's a fools metric. 🤣🤣🤣

[@aklakl5854]

jersey shore and jaylon brown getting 5 years and 305 million or jayson tatum getting 5 years and 340 million are not the same things...lol i use to watch jersey shore, mike the situation use to crack me up.. he showed up a knicks game front court and lifted his shirt up to show his abs.. lol he's funny@@RochaRules

[@aklakl5854]

if its making alot of money he cant be bad though can it??@@RochaRules

[@cookingwithfrank]

The problem is they pay these entitled punks waaaaaaaay too much money. When you let the employees dictate everything your company will ebentually fail

[@wmcuccia1356]

Jason your right again, the NBA is laughable, that was not basketball yesterday. Lifetime Laker fan since 1965. Lebron and his agenda has destroyed the NBA.

[@edwardjones2129]

Gonna disagree and argue that Steph is the one who killed it with his half court bombs. He effectively destroyed midrange, paint position jostling basketball. Young kids used to dream about playing like Jordan and Kobe. Now they want to play like Steph. As soon as they step on the court they head for that 3 point line. No physicality, no fundamentals, too much spacing. Just high screen and rolls and kick outs for corner 3s. There is no edge to the game anymore.

[@katastrafika5253]

It worked for him He became the all time points leader And he thought that would make him the goat Not in my opinion

[@erickthefantabulous1]

I think I watched maybe a total of 10 minutes of it, just channel surfing. I haven't watched a full length. All Star game in probably over 10 years now. I saw this coming a while ago.not my style of basketball. I'm one of the few people who've never got into the globe trotters. I call it clown basketball. It's funny to me. The richer the athletes become the lazier They get instead of the other way around .PS As a black man , it's embarrassing for me to watch a predominantly black sport embarrassed Themselves on a national stage year after year Fans Need to Start boycotting games. But I doubt that will ever happen in my lifetime

[@loverofhumanity]

​@@edwardjones2129actually both of them did. Stephs three point shooting x lebrons lack of competitive culture/let's all be friends/hop to a super team. Sadly, the league will never recover from a viewership standpoint.

[@RawwRex]

So it was Lebrons Agenda? Gotcha

[@nbagoats4819]

I think they should remove the 3 point line.

[@bottse2007]

Man who thought it could be worse than last year. Cancel that shit.

[@simondaughtry4619]

YOu can throw the PGA Tour in that same bin.

[@CUSEmodeJimbo]

Flavor Flav singing the National Anthem at the Bucks game was the best thing that's happened for the NBA all season LOL

[@troylangston2089]

I was a huge Basketball fan as a kid. Jordan, Kobe, Iverson, Robinson, Duncan, Shaq, Parker, and so many others. They played with passion and didn't give an inch. That was real basketball! This shit in 2024 is a joke. These athletes don't value the very people who pay their contracts. Let's just be honest it feels like the world is going to shit. At least give us some competitive and entertaining sports to look forward too!

[@talbotdarren]

David Stern didn’t quite kill the NBA but he left it on life support. Adam Silver has killed it off with every single move he has made. From forcing Donald Sterling to sell his franchise to acquiescing to the players wanting social justice slogans on the court as well as their uniforms. From the COVID shutdown to the bubble playoffs. Everything he has done has disenfranchised more fans to the point that there are more NBA fans outside the USA than there are in the USA.

[@Ozlobeats]

JW should definitely do a segment on this and how Magic set the whole thing up, funny how there was no public push back during this criminal conspiracy shaped as social justice.

[@terryduffield5860]

That’s the plan a globalist league Silver is a Chinese owned punk

[@aklakl5854]

social justice didn't hurt the nfl.. yall looked right pass that

[@talbotdarren]

@@aklakl5854 actually it did. The difference is that the NFL has moved away from it and ratings have recovered. The NBA ratings have not and they won’t until they quit embracing it.

[@aklakl5854]

moved away? explain that?? they play a black national anthem before a Superbowl, 300 million people watching?@@talbotdarren

[@vladdorian..]

I grew up watching the NBA in the early 2000s. No politics no agenda, just a raw sport game. Different times for sure. People who hate politics had sports to enjoy which was the only thing left for them where there was no agenda pushed. Now that is gone as well.

[@williesullen2485]

Thank the democratic party for injecting all these none basketball agenda into the game.

[@danggles4686]

Adam Silvers is the walking living dead.

[@rochyns8567]

Nosferatu, lol!!

[@pound4pound24]

Basketball died with Kobe

[@appleforever6664]

Kobe died when he cheated on his wife.

[@alvinmitchell2330]

Jason is on a roll again. Keep it going. I'm glad to be one of your supporters.

[@fwily2580]

I loved basketball, played it, practiced by myself, pickup game anywhere anytime, loved college and nba. Now it sickens me. I go to the ymca and watch the 15 year old kids throwing up 3 pointers every time. No passing, no working it in, no pride,

[@bzeldin82]

Watched every knicks game in the 90s. Fell off in college but followed box scores. Watched playoffs religiously till 2020 (hard to be a Knicks fan in the 2010s. ) cant watxh anymore and didn't know the allstar game was on until I heard some jokes on X. All Star The weekend used to be great, the 3 point the SLAM DUNK contest was a must. Vince Carter was transformational.

[@juanaboynkin1196]

The worst thing that Silver did was one of his first actions. When he forcibly removed Donald Sterling at the behest of the players, he gave all the players the power instead of the owners and league. Yes, DS was a total slimeball, but he was still a team owner.

[@blc2103]

Not a correct take on Silver's handling of the Donald Sterling situation. That same action would have happened in any other the other major sports leagues, and basically did in the NFL with Dan Snyder being forced to sell the Washington Commanders (Redskins).

[@neroltecneops59]

I'm 56, I watch sports through the lens of a child. I have favorite players I see as non human heros. I'm very child like when I turn to sports. So when these players preach politics, medicine, social justice , it's too much for my child like mind. I love hiking, fishing, and soon to be a grandpa, I don't need NFL and NBA. Keep it up MLB, I can't be the only one to feel this way

[@user-he2qj3go2o]

I hear you.. also mma and boxing works for me

[@markstine1874]

Great analogy and you are NOT the only one that feels the way you do. I will double down with College Sports has become unwatchable thanks to NIL and the Transfer Portal (in less than 3 years) which has closed the sports avenue for me.

[@rodjones101]

Has nothing to do with politics, social justice or none of that other stuff you mentioned... And definitely none of the BS Whitlock is talking about... Players are just not as good these days.. End of story.

[@lloydbraun6026]

MLB is just as horrible. Ghey nights, women umpires and coaches, female announcers. Don’t they have the pitchers on a time clock. I started watching baseball in 1964 at age 6 when the Giants played the Mets at Shea Stadium. My dad was a Giants fan and I became one as well. I was even scouted by the Giants. In 2012 I had enough with all pro sports except for the NHL. They last me last year.

[@CaliforniaAllStars]

I feel the exact same way. I enjoy MLB network, and I enjoy Baseball. The only time i did not watch was during the pandemic because they went woke.

[@johnnybstuddd4482]

The score was 211 to 186...WTF...were they even playing defense? What a joke 🙄

[@edhartman2860]

I'm just surprised people attend NBA games...

[@TimWong49152]

The highlight of NBA All-Star weekend was always the Slam Dunk contest. Mac McClung is a great dunker but he's not an NBA All-Star let alone an NBA player. Sabrina Ionescu is a WNBA player not an NBA All-Star. If anything these two players stole the spotlight and the endorsements away from 1st year All-Stars like Scottie Barnes, Bam Adebayo, Jalen Brunson, Paolo Banchero, and Tyrese Maxey.

[@ShaunC29]

I agree. They need to keep McClung out. If he participates again from a D League roster I'm boycotting the entire all Star weekend

[@eagleeye761]

You're wrong about McClung...

[@MikeBNumba6]

​@@ShaunC29why did it take you this long to want to boycott all star weekend? It's been trash the past decade and you're dreaming if you think it's going to be any different next year. Some of yall sound like the people that buy madden every year. Madden has been trash ever since it went to Xbox 360 and ps3 and yet people keep buying the games while complaining at the same time.

[@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om]

She used a smaller basketball, get real.

[@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om]

If sports pundits said this was the best game ever seen, 75% of everyone would agree.

[@Justin-Kase123]

I made a small commitment before the start of the NBA season NOT to watch a SINGLE second of ANY game ALL season long. So far, so good. I'm happy to report. 👏

[@johnnguyen6469]

Yet you watched this video? I call cap

[@Justin-Kase123]

@@johnnguyen6469 Actually, I did not. After the first few seconds of Jason's monologue, I turned it off. I have no interest in the NBA.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Thanks for letting us know. Your existence is meaningless.

[@TonyGodfearless909]

This would be a great episode to offer yourself humility to invite your former friend “Royce White” back on and show other black men how to rekindle “beefs” the responsible way !

[@lion-888-]

Let's pray about that.

[@aklakl5854]

they are 2 house boys who need white people to be relevant. they are political

[@devosegal]

Basketball used to be so enjoyable to watch.... What a shame

[@erickonassis6310]

Its unwatchable, how would u change it

[@Toecutter875]

Used to be amazing, now it's 32 teams playing like the globetrotters every night.

[@david8905]

I haven't watched an NBA 'all-star' game in at least a decade. Jason I agree with your analysis 100%. Your ideas on how to restructure and re-create the league are solid, but as you said, Adam Silver is not the man to lead that sort of cultural battle. Is anyone in the NBA front office capable of executing such a task? Perhaps the solution could come from some American entrepreneurs who love and respect the traditions of American basketball, and start a whole new league. Also, if 82 regular season games are too much stress on athletes bodies, that's fine, play a 60 game season then and pay them accordingly as long as they go out and COMPETE NIGHT IN AND NIGHT OUT.

[@poker_18rs92]

211-186 is pretty unbelievable. I still can’t believe that final score.

[@jakejudah126]

I don’t even watch the NBA nowadays. It’s boring and the players don’t play defense.

[@Riles3152]

This ball got rolling by Greg "woke" Popavich. He's the one that started the load management garbage with his Spurs teams. Then all the other teams followed suit. By the time Stern and then Silver tried to regulate it, it was too late. Combine that with the so-called player empowerment era spearheaded by LeBron, and the road toward fan apathy and entitlement began...

[@porcupinecraig]

Actually, load management was started by RudyT with the rockets in 95. They tanked the second half of the season, let players rest and then suddenly everyone was ready for the playoffs and they were fresh and won the title from the 6 seed. They tried it again in 98, but the Jazz took them out in the first round, but only barely. I really do not think RudyT cared one damn bit about integrity. He had none and I still blame him for getting that bad ball rolling.

[@Riles3152]

@@porcupinecraigWow I never knew that. I just thought that 95 Houston team just struggled the whole year and finally flipped a switch come playoff time.

[@davidsamueld2015]

I never understood how no one I know watches or really keeps up with it but they can pay unknown players lotto money.

[@nemorenato8920]

NBA is flush with CCP money

[@midnighttrucker19]

Wilt Chamberlain wrote a book back in 1997 called Who's Running the Asylum? He saw the writing on the wall back then. He was criticized for it. How dare you call out these black men

[@whiteclouds26]

🧢

[@midnighttrucker19]

@@whiteclouds26 no cap

[@oneyedthing]

All star sunday looks like a full court practice shoot-a-around w/o their warm ups suits

[@mamba4ever113]

Kobe Bryant and Mike Jordan cared about the fans and the game. You missed that Mr. JW.

[@appleforever6664]

Kobe never cared about his wife.

[@mamba4ever113]

@appleforever6664 how much coke did you do this morning?

[@a.k.4486]

NBA All-Star Game 2024 got worse reviews than Madame Web wooow. An achievement in itself!!!!

[@jerrystlouis9117]

Right on JW! As always!

[@stanbarnes5529]

The Baltimore Orioles had the best record in baseball with one of the lowest payrolls.

[@Ozlobeats]

And great players no attitude and love their fans! GO O'S

[@nickbarcheck1019]

And didn't win a playoff series.

[@krugcpa]

Which has absolutely nothing to do with this video and this dialogue.

[@fatesgates8393]

Adam Silver would be better served in a role in Star Trek or a remake of the movie Cone Heads than as Commissioner of the NBA. Just resign dude.

[@aklakl5854]

adam silver and the nba had RECROD REVNEU AND PRFOTI LAST SEASON... what was the nba's revenue and profit numbers last season?? what were the revenue and profits numbers lebrons first year in the nba and what was the nba's revenue and profit in 1998 MJ's last season.... lets see what the accounting sheets say. show those numbers anyone??

[@stanbarnes5529]

NBA is killing themselves. As long big corporations are willing pay for advertising on bad numbers, they will hang around. What makes college sports so popular is that their a chance for a team to come out of know where and win it all! A team with no 5 or 4 stars players wins it all.

[@Pierrecousteau]

The Dog-of-Dunk, Dominique, was robbed of the Dunk contest because the NBA HAD to give it to MJ - THAT’s when it ALL became a marketing cog! I haven’t seen an all-star game/weekend since that INJUSTICE!

[@user-gw9sk1zy4s]

It's strikes me that mac mcclung, who has never had more than cup of coffee in the nba, is allowed to participate in the nba dunk competition. Why? Because, he's the equivalent of a talking horse. Oh look dummies, whitey can jump too. That makes him useful and exploitable. It's a more subtle form of racism, I'll call racialism. My definition of racialism: The exploitation of race, tribal and ethnic identification or national orgin to advance a polical, social or cultural objective, usually illegitimate in it's intent. To be clear, I been viewing matt mcclung videos since his Virginia schoolboy days. I love watching this young man play the game. And I can't fathom why Mac's not been given a fair shot at earning a roster spot on an nba team.

[@edhartman2860]

Gotta love Steve Kim...He is spot on

[@kenkenny6196]

In the 1980's and 1990's the All Star basketball games were very serious I did NOT watch this All Star game because I knew it would have NO defense but I did NOT realize it would be that horrendous 211-181 that is just terrible.

[@Raiders4L4Me]

Agreed, I watched none of it.

[@Stevesautopartsify]

I used to know the starting line ups of almost every team in the 80s and 90s! Now I could name 10 players in the entire league!

[@KING_OF_BLENDS]

NBA had a social media problem. Players want to look cool instead of playing. And when they actually play, they're looking for every opportunity to make a highlight and celebrate for Instagram

[@louieb8530]

They should have players on the court who gives a damn about the game. Basketball heads who represent their team to the fullest. Jason blaming it on globalists is bs. It’s individual work ethics and their passion for the game is what is lacking. Fans input on the game should matter the most because they are paying consumers. If you want to sell good product, then you have to give the fans what they want and give your best effort everytime you step on the court like what Jordan, Magic, Bird, even Kobe did. Fans detect bs when they see it

[@cmewhen69]

Spot on again!

[@THATFILMLOOK]

Where

[@Yaboifatback]

@@THATFILMLOOK

[@rickmolen7977]

Reduce the diameter of the rim to force players to work the ball inside, more 15-18 foot shots, and above all above the rim emphasis.

[@johnnoone4323]

Jason agree not 100%, but 10,000%. When I was growing up in the 1960s I loved the NBA and would never miss a televised game. For more than 20 years, I could care less about the NBA. I have been an LA Lakers fan since 1965-66 and find myself not liking LeBron James, and Adam Silver who needs to be removed as Commissioner.

[@victorquinones3086]

Funny how nobody is mentioning Coach Pop is a very important Culprit in damaging the NBA as a whole.

[@DaMixWizard]

Most definitely 💯👍🏽old fart needs to retire

[@justbe3713]

Agreed. NBA is D.O.A.

[@davidahola7155]

True story…. I was a ball boy in Milwaukee, think it was Jordan’s first or second year (85,86) in the league. He was not feeling well in Locke room prior to a game due to a toothache. They had a dentist come in locker room and work on his tooth. He went on to play in the game. A LEGEND!!! They don’t make em like that anymore!

[@brianwilliams5118]

I knew it was over when I saw a three on one fastbreak that ended with a 3 pointer.

[@janetc4306]

I haven't watched nba for years. I was a season ticket holder for the Pacers but I dont go to any games anymore.

[@RadarHawk52]

Need to get rid of 1 and done

[@paulb2092]

I've lived in Japan almost 50 years. I have never once heard Japanese people say to each other, "Don't work too hard."

[@fotosbyduane]

Jason, Thanks for preaching the truth.

[@erichenriksbo3379]

It’s so true. I can’t watch hardly a quarter of hoops anymore. Even my twenty-something year old sons can’t watch the nba anymore. Everything is in decline

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Then why do you continue to live?

[@erichenriksbo3379]

@@nickbarcheck1019 what would you know about living BOT?

[@nickbarcheck1019]

@@erichenriksbo3379 I'm not the one complaining about everything. I was at a club last night. I love watching the CURRENT NBA. Sounds like lofebis passing you by, brotha!

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Life is passing you by.

[@erichenriksbo3379]

@@nickbarcheck1019 suck on another booster Nickleback

[@MDLOP8]

With thanks (NOT!) to David Stern and Adam Silver--but also recognizing LeBron, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons, Zion Williamson, Kyrie Irving, the refs (ESPECIALLY for stealing the game against Sacramento), and of course, load management, the three-point shot, the In-Season Tournament, and the No Defense game. I YEARN for the memory of Wilt going up against Artis Gilmore and other big men who put their heart into playing--and not this showboating.

[@asylum9644]

I will add to your list, flopping, and the insane traveling as well.

[@kevinsimpson5809]

When the NBA picked BLM over America I was done.

[@Manofwar7]

Great show!!!

[@annoyed3111]

“We need to boycott the Super Bowl” ~ Jason Whitlock “I watched the Super Bowl” ~ yes, the same Jason Whitlock 😂🤣

[@Marko-1]

Well to be fair, it's his job to report and talk about this stuff. How's he gonna do that if he boycotts the Super Bowl. Like any critic or expert, he has to watch and report on things so maybe we don't have to.

[@annoyed3111]

@Marko-1 Fair question. May I suggest asking Jason why he would call for boycotting the Super Bowl knowing he would watch because he probably placed a few bets. Jason Whitlock is a professional gaslighter and provocateur.

[@andrestocker3204]

@@Marko-1so do most you to know what he’s talking about lol

[@Marko-1]

@@andrestocker3204 I sure don't, lol... I don't even watch sports. :D

[@Marko-1]

@@annoyed3111 I can't argue with that, but I don't take any of this, or anyone too seriously. :D

[@louvega4016]

Steve kim for president

[@PontFlair]

*​@laynefields5836* the song used for him is definitely something else LOL

[@jacquesoncilien7971]

I find myself watching more of the old 90's basketball games MORE than today! The NBA is so bad that the TNT Inside the NBA is more entertaining than the GAMES!!!! PATHETIC!

[@markfroman738]

Wish they woulda started a “d-fense! D-fense!” chat with the sound effects. 🤣