The NBA All Star Weekend IS BROKEN

[@HoopReports]

If you were Adam Silver, what would you do to fix the NBA all-star weekend?

[@Sc30vsp]

Yeah

[@AUG_Glow]

Nothing really, we can’t risk injury in something that doesn’t matter

[@arikejoja9461]

Idk maybe do West vs East

[@xpen.6154]

1v1

[@Sc30vsp]

I love your videos

[@John8_43-44]

To think that Mac McClung went straight back to the G-League says it all about the NBA right now.

[@jkte2958]

Well nba is not all dunking

[@martianmurray]

@@jkte2958 it is about competition tho, and he was the only competitor

[@John8_43-44]

@@jkte2958 Clearly you haven't been watch much of Mac, or you wouldn't have made that uninformed comment. Look and see, Mac McClung mix tapes channel on KZbin

[@John8_43-44]

@@martianmurray correct, and like the guy rightly said... the whole weekend too!

[@jkte2958]

@@John8_43-44 oh mixtapes ok well maybe the teams wants more of him

[@boy0division]

I'd rather watch two teams made of the absolute worst players in the league, and the winners get to keep their cotracts. That would be wild!

[@pinguthelightning]

Hunger games: NBA edition

[@James-hr2yo]

lmaoooooooooo

[@x0cx102]

That’s like final relegation games in the prem. Would be fun

[@josephatherley]

The no stars game!

[@memes4u378]

you are a fucking genius

[@Jukettaja]

I remember the All Star game in 2020 being competitive in the fourth quarter when they first introduced the target score format. It almost feels like you have to remind the players to play hard in memory of Kobe Bryant. They really need to have a talk with the players and explain to them how a bad product will hurt their paychecks in future when nobody cares enough about the league to watch them play.

[@ThorGodofThunder420]

The refs and how is obviously all fixed is enough to turn most fans away at this point. I watch my team and don't bother with anything else. I watched 3 minutes of the ASG and turned it off. Same with the dunk contest, didn't bother with the joke of a 3pt contest. They've literally ruined my favorite sport.

[@sandansaiyan5675]

It was still one of the other pathetic ASG match where there wasn't any defence 90% of the match

[@francisbantigue8303]

One example of how Jordan,kobe and Curry impact the game without them. Period.

[@codercrisYT]

a video without you speaking about the warriors? Am I dreaming? seriously I sound like a hater but I do watch every video you upload. you put out great content and helps me make NBA bets. thanks for the content.

[@dandiehm8414]

The weekend was Broken because there weren't any Warriors participating!

[@subtlegalaxy99]

@@dandiehm8414 lol

[@kuhieyei3855]

@@dandiehm8414lol curry saved the ASG last year, this year was just plain boring with wannabe currys spamming threes with no defense

[@dandiehm8414]

@@kuhieyei3855 Yep. Curry actually was the best player in the TWO previous All-Star games. Giannis got the All-Star MVP, but Curry played the best.

[@monkeyd.prince1674]

They need curry performance and Giannis hardwork next year

[@Therianlife42]

Monday morning on GMA, the big headline about All-Star weekend was Mac McClung. It was the only thing they mentioned in the segment.

[@ralfllanasas4258]

Jordan and kobe back then have some competitive pride in their blood and It started do decline when lebron don’t want to participate in the Slamdunk contest. Now younger players are copying it.

[@awesomereviews1561]

PER is very depending on the era you played in. If you played from 1990 to 2006, it meant something to have a high PER. In today’s game it means less.

[@ThorGodofThunder420]

Exactly. And the reason nobody picked jokic is because his game doesn't translate to all star. All i can remember from him in past all star games is jogging and putting up no effort. Shooting bricks when he did touch the ball.

[@snqobiledlamini023]

For me the last time I saw the competitive all-star game of this era was when Steph was the team captain

[@uasakura]

My memory of steph is when he lay down like a freaking clown to avoid being dunked on. Honestly that when i really started to hate steph

[@xtcchewy2483]

@@uasakura go eat ur fried rice 5'2 Asian boy

[@snqobiledlamini023]

@@uasakura but in that game he wasn't the team captain thou🤷‍♂️

[@nathanielrobles3284]

​@@uasakura lol that is so shallow. How about LeFlop all of his career and joining supertars to win or making a super team. How about Snake joining super teams cause he can't Carry his team even made a super team that flopped hard.

[@Ajin173]

@@xtcchewy2483 go build a brick, go do errands, go lick some feet before that 5'2 whipping got you

[@Turk_2023]

I end up watching old all star games on youtube all star weekend every year. I did the 03 game last year. Another good 1 was when Shaq was a Sun.

[@justhemachine9755]

All star game 2001 was Epic When Marbury and The Answer put on a show in last 3min🔥 My favourite All-Star no doubt🙌

[@trumpameri1638]

Answer 💪💪💪

[@MrE_]

Here's my imaginary dream allstar weekend: A dunk contest that includes stars like Ant, Ja, Zion, Lavine, Gordon, and others. New format where once you make it to the finals, it's just a "who has the better dunk" contest, not a "who gets the higher score" contest. A 3pt contest that has Curry, klay, Dame, kat, and others. No other change needed for this event. A 1v1 or 2v2 tournament with as many stars competing as possible. That replaces the skills challenge. And then an allstar game with actual basketball being played, where the players actually have incentive and passion to win

[@Bobsyagod]

With how rich the NBA is, put up some decent prize money, give the stars incentive to put their body on the line. That solves at least the dunk, 3 point and skills. Then add prize for MVP but also add other categories that will encourage competativeness, Most rebounds, blocks, steals, assists would make people care about defending and passing. Maybe a fun one for best highlight spot of the game. And another one I'd love to see for added emphasis, extend the bench and add the MVP Rookies from the final 2 rookie teams. This year they played the only decent basketball all weekend and they'd bring energy to the all star as they've got something to prove to the pros, and the top guys aren't going to take getting upstaged.

[@Anonymous_Lee19]

Shai being upset with LeBron blocking his dunk says a lot about the players' attitude towards the game... When asked how to improve on the game, he even said "money talks" and "more incentives".

[@eshnajizzle]

I agree with the need for incentives, but these guys don't deserve more money to do their jobs. I suggest an incentive structure of a 50% cut on the annual salary of any player deemed to not be playing like they mean it, and a 75% cut for anyone not participating due to anything other than a serious injury. They're still going to be well paid enough.

[@zohcold]

They need to cancel it. Its made for groupies only.

[@uasakura]

It wont happen, they still need to sell jerseys.

[@Robinhudloom]

fact

[@Mdautkreix]

Just give the dunk contest award to the best in-game dunk in the real game.

[@7ailure]

If they wanted to prevent injuries, what if they divided each team into two sets? The first set of seven guys play the first and third quarters and sit the entire second and fourth. Then the second set who didn't play the first or third quarter plays the entire second and fourth quarters,

[@trumpameri1638]

They should make it like a olimpic game relay... 4 quarters and 4 equal strong starting 5 .. 20 player vs 20 player in total

[@7ailure]

@@trumpameri1638 lol is that like my idea?

[@trumpameri1638]

@@7ailure 💪💪💪 YES

[@jayrellium]

Unless the players care, this is what it's gonna look like but this was ridiculous

[@wizarddagr840]

Regardless of what they do i think we need real defence🤷🏽‍♂️

[@arikejoja9461]

3:56 that first reply 😂 I'd be more interested watching the Spurs so practice drills lol 🤣

[@rutherfordmylerang5278]

Maybe adding some big cash incentives as Draymond said would work? but mandatory is good as well, but they might just get "injured/sick" before the all stars

[@etcheverrypanpi2753]

I agree. And 2003 nba all star ?? Sheesh guys ;) that was historic masterpiece

[@James92028]

Not an NBA problem, it's a commissioner problem. Want a competitive All Star Game? Each person on the loosing team will have to sit out one game in the playoffs. Were you unavailable for the All Star Game? If so, you have to sit out two play off games. If you can't show up for the league, then you can't show up for your team.

[@isaganijr6935]

How about making the defending Champions vs All star Selection. I think it will be competetive

[@rtj9430]

That’s smart! So the all star selection can beat the crap out of them and the GSW has no chance to repeat. I think LBJ already proposed it😉

[@EldenRinging]

Wasn't it just couple of years ago when actual charity money was on the line and the ASG was much more competitive compared to the years prior and since?

[@mainlyjodenyt]

Ok some changes to 'hopefully' make All Star Weekend better. 1. Fans can vote 1 to 10 for dunk contest and scores would be displayed on jumbotron. 2. Kids 3PT contest. 3. West v East. 4. HORSE 5. Michael Jordan v Lebron 1 v 1. (If MJ still has the mentality). 6. Aaron Gordon and Zach Levine Rematch.

[@corn-man-11]

I’d watch a 3pt contest with other Ben Simmons and draymond

[@mailvaltar5293]

Sadly I have to totally agree. I hadn't watched an all star game in years and was very much looking forward to this. I even stayed awake to watch it live (which, in Germany, meant tip-off was close to three in the morning). Well, I went to bed midway through the second quarter. Man, what a disappointment.

[@momom9547]

i know it's my algorithm, but i forgot it was the all star game until i saw that steph was trending and i wondered why. clicked on it and found people missing him out there 😅

[@njungelloyd]

Forget East vs West. Let tmaking First Team All NBA honors be up for grabs between the first 2 leading players in each position at the all star game. Your team could lose but if you put in a better shift or stats than your counter part for the position, you get the honors. 🤷🏽‍♂️ That'll put some fire in their bellies.

[@Jaydrian12]

Heck even the celebrity game was more fun than "ACTUAL BASKETBALL PLAYER'S!!", how crazy is that?.

[@josephmiller1168]

Honestly, DK's dunks and energy in the celebrity game had me more excited than basically anything in the actual all star game this year. Probably because it was more than I expected from a celebrity game. At this point, I kind of expect the actual all star game to suck haha

[@evanmorrison3232]

What really needs to happen is they move the Allstar break. Do it like they do in football. Leave out the guys playing for a championship that don't want to get injured or play, give a last hoorah to build hype for the finals. Jokic didn't play because it's not work risking. It's not for most stars.

[@chernobylhobo7793]

I feel like if you want to get the players to be competitive there has to be a stake in it for them. Put some money on the line for the players of whichever team wins or hell if you want to really make the game feel important go back to East vs West format and make so whichever team wins gets automatic home advantage come the finals. The would definitely motivate players with playoff aspirations to actually give a damn and play their hearts out.

[@ln6331]

If these stars don’t wanna participate then find players that will. There is some badass players out there that would love to be in their shoes.

[@niirceollae2]

They don't want to get hurt. Which is understandable.. Maybe if they made 4 teams and make a smaller tournament out of it

[@randymonster4105]

softest generation, even the fans are soft

[@eshnajizzle]

They don't want to get hurt during the regular season either, but they still play the full...oooh, right!

[@niirceollae2]

@@eshnajizzle yes, because they get paid for it, critized if they don't, and there is an incentive to make the top spots. There is none of that for the all star game.. maybe they should try some 3 team games.. at least try to make it an ego competition

[@eshnajizzle]

@@niirceollae2 They should get penalized for not trying in the all-star game. They get paid enough, do they really need extra money for having the honor of being selected as an all-star? Stop whining, and do your damn job, if you ask me.

[@numa2k147]

​@@eshnajizzle lol no

[@Meh638]

Last year atleast end was fun and watching steph was entertaining...this year was total L😮‍💨

[@DigitalDash-]

The celebrity game was actually good

[@andreamicucci2396]

The crappiest part was...it was Jokers bday that day too smh

[@joeabadier]

What is worse is that this phenomenon is not a 2023 thing. All star weekend has been regressing in the last decade or so. Add it to poor officiating, questionable trades getting approved, load management, etc. Adam silver should be kicked-out; as badly as any non-performing coach.

[@WilliamWen]

What if we turned the rising and all star games into a 4 team tournament? East/west/rising/all star teams. Have the teams stand on a podium like the Olympics afterwards. Put their pride and reputation on the line.

[@solanonunes7222]

Players don't want to participate om the dunk contest because, in the social media days that we live in, if, let's say, Ja Morant goes and lose the dunk contest to a G-league player the "I'm good in the west" Morant will be called upon that every single day. They are afraid of losing, they are afraid of competing, because if they lose their egos can't handle the scrutiny that they will pass through the next 2 years.

[@badjoj015]

NBA should put some incentive on the line for the All Star players Most especially ON DEFENSE That way they can get competitive to do defensive plays for cash

[@DKtrek21]

The NBA commissioner should implement rokkie deals to include mandatory dunk contest participation if they are considered to be the best high flyers in the league. Young superstars are the go to dunk contest participants anyway and they would sign it on their very first NBA deal.

[@htfanai3447]

Last year I watch the highlight of all star game only because of Stephen Curry I can watch him all day long even he was only shooting three without anyone on the court no matter where and when Curry is always a must watch legendary superstar in the NBA. There is nothing in the game it's not even a real basketball game to me cause there is nothing to put fans on the edge not even competitiveness on the players at all it's like they just walking around and let anyone do what ever they want

[@AverageGuy28]

The all star game should be between conferences again, and the winning conference have court advantage in the finals.

[@keithkwok2009]

actually the celebrity game is more competitive than the all star game

[@frederickmayol2]

Nah, they think its just a waste of time, and concerns of being injured.

[@PaRaDoXAgonY]

They don’t need to force starts to play

[@jl0309]

people wanted to see GSW players to NBA Allstar game but the coaches and analysts voted for diff players one of reasons it was boring. Everybody anticipated the current champs but the league doesnt want that.

[@jpthehistorian]

that's why you always skip the All Star Weekend on NBA 2K Association mode

[@ricodewasbeer8389]

so yeah i saw the selection and already thought im busy that day but even the higlights were boring

[@gordobeenballin9826]

I recorded the 03 all star game on Vhc when I was 6 years old 😂😂 0:30

[@duMaurier15]

They need to make it East vs West again and winner of the game get home-court advantage during the Playoffs. or they can make 2 separate game of 5 v 5 (20 minute games) between 4 teams of the All-Stars picked.. The winner of the games play one final game. Hope that make senses. That way you will also see some players play more than 12 minutes.

[@DumbleDoofus]

most of video i agree with but you got some insane takes saying NBA players should be forced into dunk contest like how in the world do u think thats a good idea alot of players dont want into the dunk contest because its a bunch of old timers giving strict scores in something not that competitive (theres literally a full dunk league on youtube where people who only practice jumping and insane dunks on youtube, but NBA players are not trying to come down on their ankle wrong doing some insane dunk for a meaningless score) mac popped off because he had alot to benefit from being in this all star weekend dude literally just became a brand off of winning this. mac has been famous since high school but this all star weekend secured him a good chance of signing brand deals and a NBA contract in future

[@user-sw2wv1zx1t]

This should be AFTER the season is over

[@bandito241]

2020 was a nice surprise when it came to competitiveness but then it went downhill.

[@arikejoja9461]

Last year's dunk contest was the worst dunk contest in NBA history. I hope next year they pick star players for the dunk contest

[@MasaruTomimitsu]

The professional athletes should nevertheless be able to perform a "safe" version of their day job. The sponsors and team front don't want any chance of injury on any participating players. Then abandon the match, do more extensive basketball skill or general athleticism competition. The accuracy of throwing with needle-threading like moving obstacles, the speed, 5 km run, the jump height, baseball skills or soccer skills.

[@fekalistagrzybowory7619]

Until players themselves will not be interested to play a real game, the All Star Game will be impossible to restore the glory of it

[@6igshitty056]

The nba needs to raise the award price theese players make way too much money to “maybe” get injured during the dunk contest

[@Atmosnofear]

Totally agree. It was rubbish. What's more, the NBA League Pass interface is now also rubbish. I'm in New Zealand and used to enjoy watching games online and the old League Pass interface was great. There were quarterly links and scores, slow motion was exceptional, and navigation forward and back was seamless. Now, you're lucky if you get to watch the game without glitches or without the whole thing shutting down randomly. Sorry to use your platform for this rant, but NBA doesn't have a complaints or feedback facility, so perhaps venting here will allow others with similar frustrations, to vent too and let the NBA administrators see what frustrations the fans are feeling.

[@Ghost_Recon_Actual]

I agree with you @HoopReports--this game was so boring that I turned it off in the middle of the 2nd to watch KZbin videos.

[@sFde46]

simple, take 8 bottom feeder teams, 4 from each conference, and make a 2-3 day tourney, where two or one team gets a golden ticket to the playoffs.

[@TommyDavidVerbal]

XFL was Poppin the night of the All Star game

[@mitchell6]

Lowest ranked teams play each other for a temporary salary cap increase or draft picks the next season

[@dvdv8197]

It's a truly embarrassing event at this moment. And Tatum getting so much credit for that 50+ score without one defensive action. Ridiculous.

[@Akoluko-luko]

Team captain should be from the #1 seed of each conference to be fair to all star players...

[@that_heretic]

There's nothing wrong with the format of the game. The problem is with the culture of the players. There's no fixing it without fixing their mindset, but since they don't care and can't be made to with incentives ... I think it's lost.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

2023 all-star game worst game NBA history 😂😂😂

[@bffmrk]

Im one of those ppl who has always excited for ASG bec it was the time that the best of the best crush each other. It's really competitive who was the best all star. But these years, theyre just walking and dunking. It makes no sense.

[@Basketball4life30]

they should make a rule Adam silver and his crew select the dunk contest players and they have to do it

[@arsenelupin1854]

Whenever I type "The Greatest NBA All Star Game ever" it always shows 2001 😅

[@chikombechela2460]

Within a second of the video I'm loving the video! And the merch sheesh!!! 😍😍😂👌

[@ngarci8040]

They should go back to East vs West & adopt what the MLB had done & the winning side gets home court advantage in the Finals…!!!

[@RebelEight-z7q]

I'd like one of them T-sheesh-irts, sir. Yes please.

[@cadbane9072]

I got bored after 5 mins and switched to playing hogwarts on my ps5. Maybe I’ll watch the all star game again only if curry is in it just to see him nail those long distance shots.

[@tumbleracor]

bring back east vs west all stars!

[@flashyred9125]

It' was like a warm up section

[@mbry1]

I have not watched the asg since 2016 when Kobe retired I’d literally watch paint dry before I watch the asg again

[@infinite8382]

if the dunk contest had the best dunkers in the NBA, everyone would want to watch that! NBA players have gone soft by choosing to opt out! Imagine if jordan, wilkins or webb had not bothered to participate! :/

[@letzbee]

100% agreed.

[@sergiorichter4193]

Just give them a prize to compete for monetary or bragging rights or maybe a boost to the conference winner

[@blacksharkpro3youtube]

If Kobi could only rise up just to snatch that trophy, smash it in hundred pieces then death stare each and everyone of this all "kumbaya stars lineup" .

[@tylerwolf2557]

All Star Game has become a circus 😂

[@zuaq2744]

It's not just the ASG but the NBA itself is dying.

[@memes4u378]

Tre Murphy and Mac Mclung were the only interesting thing that happened. Nobody cares about the 3 pt contest or skills challenge, nobody wants to see justin bieber brick fifty shots and think he is the white kyrie and nobody wants to see the all star layup lines

[@beesong2450]

lets just stop the all star game and make it a 3 day 3 point shoot out contest. lol

[@nanodesu9031]

well their salary is the reason why... high salary means higher ego..like why bother playing when they got nothing to get out of it...

[@renatoagreda4687]

'Shees guys"😆

[@ericwilliams626]

Foreigners are treated differently in the NBA. It was embarrassing to see Jokic being picked last. It was a inner city pick up game when it was down to picks. If Dame were white, he would be picked later, plain and simple.

[@josephatherley]

Go back to it having actual benefits. Home court advantage for the winning conference could motivate people

[@Sy-kv6hy]

Just give the mvp to the best defender

[@JamesPlaysGames-tm5oe]

so you basically saying no mvp's?😂

[@arikejoja9461]

Lol

[@kyrie_vfx]

I feel like the dunk contest wouldve been better if superstars actually competed, like Ja and Lavine yk, and the all star "game" was jus horrible, like at least play a little bit of defense, it was like watching ten Jokic's on the court, it was boring, nobody even bothered sprinting, it was boring, can't wait for the play-offs bro.

[@jsoop71]

i only watched a few minutes and when i saw that they were all nonchalant, i quickly turned it off..

[@bri.a2k]

maybe a 3 on 3 tournament like is offered at the olympics

[@YaThat.]

2:44 except Jokic isn't the best player, 2nd best

[@rtj9430]

That’s what you got if you have clowns in the association