NBA, NBPA To Urge Players To Make All-Star Game Competitive
The NBA and NBPA will address players before Sunday's All-Star Game to emphasize the importance of making the event a competitive one. Recent iterations of the All-Star Game have had a tangible dearth of defense. Before last year's game in Indianapolis, Larry Bird called on players to "play hard." The league had also hoped reverting back to the East vs. West format would help improve upon the 2023 edition. Despite the urgings from the league and the timing of ongoing national media rights negotiations, the game was widely panned. Sunday's game will be held in San Francisco and feature four teams competing in a semifinal round and then a final.
The NBA and NBPA will address players before Sunday's All-Star Game to emphasize the importance of making the event a competitive one. Recent iterations of the All-Star Game have had a tangible dearth of defense.
Before last year's game in Indianapolis, Larry Bird called on players to "play hard." The league had also hoped reverting back to the East vs. West format would help improve upon the 2023 edition. Despite the urgings from the league and the timing of ongoing national media rights negotiations, the game was widely panned.
Sunday's game will be held in San Francisco and feature four teams competing in a semifinal round and then a final.
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