Hi,
yes, I watched the NBA All Star Game on Sunday evening.... and I yawned most of the way through it. Why do they bother? It wasn't a true competitive game. It wasn't even a match-up event. The whole thing is a farce and a waste of talents' time.... or maybe they just need a "play date", which is what it looked like.
The big talent on the floor, the Kobe and the LeBron, the Durant and the KG all play the game at a power level unmatched by anyone else around right now. With brand names like theirs they should be knighted so we can call them "Sir Kobe" and "Lord LeBron" as they strut around the boards like they own them... and they do! Chris Paul, Carmello Anthony and Blake Griffin hold their own with their swiftness, strength and floor awareness. I'd buy a ticket to see them play any day. Then there are the bottom tier of the ladder. Yes, they are stars too but they look sad and lost compared to the BIG boys on the court. Drew Holiday looked like a middle school player next to Russell Westbrook. Brook Lopez was a lumbering oaf beside Dwight Howard, who was playing with an injured shoulder.
No, I couldn't get out there on a basketball court and do any thing against a 4th grader with a ball. I'm no "all star" at anything, but I'm not getting millions of dollars either for what I do. There was a whole lot of pyre-technics, Ne-Yo and Alicia Keys rocked the house at half time, and my favorite fashion-Esta interviewer, Craig Sager, did not disappoint. Craig came out looking like Liberace on a bad hair day... where does he get these outfits from and why does his mother dress him so funny? Does any of this pop and flash have anything to do with playing basketball? Nope, but I guess it sells tickets, makes the ratings and gives Craig a place to wear a silver lame sports jacket with a blue-purple shirt and pocket poof. I'm not kidding. Kevin Garnet told him he has to stop dressing like a Christmas ornament. Is this what basketball has been reduced to? Yup!
I love a good basketball game.... too bad this wasn't one of them.
xox
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