Tag: NBA All-Star game

  • Top 10 Scorers in NBA All-Star Game History

    Top 10 Scorers in NBA All-Star Game History

    With the 2017 NBA All-Star game coming up, it’s a good opportunity to check out the 10 greatest scorers in the history of the league’s exhibition night. All 10 players are absolute legends, with only one player among the current active crop, who’ll also make an appearance in the upcoming game: LeBron James.

  • The NBA Needs Russell Westbrook to Start Next to Kevin Durant at the All-Star Game

    The NBA Needs Russell Westbrook to Start Next to Kevin Durant at the All-Star Game

    The current NBA All-Star voting puts Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors in the lineup, while the backcourt will be Stephen Curry and James Harden of the Houston Rockets. Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder? He’s 3rd on the guards votes, something that would be amazing if it changes.

  • Jeremy Lin: The All-Star Dream Isn’t Dead

    Jeremy Lin: The All-Star Dream Isn’t Dead

    What is an NBA superstar? The terminology of such things is always murky territory. All-Star? We know what that means. Jeremy Lin, for example, still doesn’t have an All-Star appearance. But is he a superstar, based on the reaction he generates among fans, not to mention his huge following, which sometimes seems to have no connection whatsoever to the progression of his career?

  • 8 Best Memes of the NBA All-Star Game

    8 Best Memes of the NBA All-Star Game

    When the best memes about the 2016 NBA All-Star game have more to do with the slam dunk contest that took place a day earlier, it’s easy to say that the Kobe Bryant retirement appearance didn’t really come off as exciting.

  • NBA All-Star Game Starters, Reserves & Biggest Snubs

    NBA All-Star Game Starters, Reserves & Biggest Snubs

    The rosters for the 2016 NBA All-Star game held in Toronto are set with the reserves for the East & West being chosen. It’ll mark the All-Star debuts of Andre Drummond, Isaiah Thomas, Kawhi Leonard and Draymond Green. The Golden State Warriors, with three players going ot the game, lead all teams in representatives.

  • NBA All-Star Game Starters

    NBA All-Star Game Starters

    The starters in the 2016 NBA All-Star game have been announced. Kyle Lowry, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony on the Eastern conference team; Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard for the Western conference team. Leonard is the only one among the ten who has never been to the All-Star game.

  • Most Selections to the NBA All-Star Game

    Most Selections to the NBA All-Star Game

    The 2016 NBA All-Star game starters will be announced soon, so it’s a good opportunity to go over the players who have been selected, by the fans or coaches, more than anyone else. On the prestigious list: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan, although they’re not alone. Michael Jordan, 14 times Jordan […]

  • Who Should be the Starters & Reserves in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game

    Who Should be the Starters & Reserves in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game

    The 2016 NBA All-Star game which will take place in Toronto on February 14 will gets the name of the starters on Thursday night. Who will they be? We still don’t know, but with voting counts released from time to time, it’s not hard to guess. Who should it be? We have our own opinion, which obviously includes LeBron James and Stephen Curry, but also Kawhi Leonard, Draymond Green, Paul George and Jimmy Butler among the starters, and we haven’t forgotten about the reserves.

  • Kobe Bryant – East All Star Team Kryptonite

    Kobe Bryant – East All Star Team Kryptonite

    It should have been quite obvious to everyone – Kobe Bryant not playing in the All-Star game (although he was voted to start) meant the West were going to lose, no matter how good the other players filling in for him were going to be.

  • NBA All Star Game – Kyrie Irving Forgets About Cavs Trouble For One Night

    NBA All Star Game – Kyrie Irving Forgets About Cavs Trouble For One Night

    The 2014 All-Star game was about Kyrie Irving putting his franchise problems behind and putting on a show. It was about the Eastern conference winning for the first time after three consecutive losses. It was about breaking a whole lot of records along the way.