SAS calls for a boycott of Allstar weekend

[2 one 3]

Man, I haven’t checked for any games really this season

Barely watch inside the NBA and that’s not like me

 

[MikelArteta]

NBA should use the current political nationalism too

Make it USA vs the world, even if they have to play 24 vs 6.
Use East and West only for player selection.
Keep the possibility to switch between FIBA citizenship and country of origin, based on injuries of Embiid and KAT, so that the US gets to win in the 4th against tired competition.
Americans are patriotic and love winning, we saw this at the Olympics.
Europe would adore this too, we would get to see Luka and Joka playing together...

USA vs the world would be good actually

Jokic
Giannis
Wembanyama
Gilgeous-alexander
Doncic

bench like
vucevic
sengun
siakam
sabonis
markannen
anunoby
jamal murray
rj barrett



And you know those non americans will actually play their hearts out

DO IT SILVER

 

[cartierhoe]

Players go harder in the Rico Hines summer runs

Yet can't find the effort to give 1/10 of energy in one game that has been tradition in the NBA since inception

 

[jaydawg08]

I don’t understand why NBA all star game is the one getting the flack for not being competitive

They never have been. It’s an exhibition game where you get to see crazy dunks or half court 3 pt shots

Why do people care if they are competitive. We don’t care about any other sports all star game

The NBA all star game the past 5-6 years has been more memorable than any other sports exhibition game in the US and it’s not close. Why are people going crazy over this?

 

[jaydawg08]

Huh? I don’t understand why he wants a boycott or what’s going on with the all star game, but it’s free? People get to go to the whole weekend for free? It don’t cost advertisers millions of dollars for events like these?

Yeah it’s free on tv but if you don’t think millions of people NOT watching something wouldn’t make an impact, you’re crazy.

This current NBA all star game is better than EVERY SINGLE DAMN ALL STAR GAME IN THE US

Better than football, baseball, hockey, soccer, etc

Feel like people are being stupid as hell with these takes

 

[L. Deezy]

Then you blame, the hotel, the club promoters, the airliners, and whatnot

Bro.. if the Event was worth it, then its not a problem. The product for that weekend is trash.

 

[mastermind]

He's not lying. And the players are at least getting paid to be there. Fans are getting robbed of their Saturday and Sunday evenings.

no one is robbing you.

Don't watch.

 

[L. Deezy]

I don’t understand why NBA all star game is the one getting the flack for not being competitive

They never have been. It’s an exhibition game where you get to see crazy dunks or half court 3 pt shots

Why do people care if they are competitive. We don’t care about any other sports all star game

The NBA all star game the past 5-6 years has been more memorable than any other sports exhibition game in the US and it’s not close. Why are people going crazy over this?

It was hella competitive in the old days

 

[L. Deezy]

I mean the NFL just nixed the all star game.

The NBA should too in my opinion.

Why should the players care? For ungrateful fans like yall, or hating media like SAS?

Ungrateful fans? The NBA has a longstanding fan vs player/product/price thing going on.

Paying a high-priced ticket and the star players on load management.

Football 1 million times more hard on the body. Never heard of load management there. Basketball a hot ass mess

 

[obarth]

Unsurprising that the first time this guy calls for a boycott of something it'd be this. This is all some First World problem shyt to the extreme.

 

[mag357]

They are changing the format so we'll see how that works out.

And all star weekend is more than basketball. The city's get turned up and turned out with street ballers and nikkaz from all over blowing money.

Shts is a big deal for a Poppin city

 

[jaydawg08]

It was hella competitive in the old days

It wasn't the VAST majority of the old days.. but more importantly the end of the past few all stars is better than ANYTHING in the previous 20-30 years besides the MJ last all Star game

 

[The God Poster]

His bosses are going to do it on their behalf.

The last time you had on air talent threatening boycotts, they suspended both and the NFL put their foot on ESPN’s neck for years after.

Still got they foot on neck lol

That goofy wasn’t talking like this when them Jerry Jones pictures dropped. He doesn’t talk like this when it’s time to boycott regarding social issues

 

[Rev]

start at about the 38:06 mark for the discussion on ASW

Bruh, the discussion began at about the 1:14:00 mark…had me searching my ass off

 

[iamduval]

All star weekend is more than just a basketball game. It’s an opportunity for the stars of the league to connect with fans and grow the game. The players have a long list of activities that they have to participate in outside of the game. A boycott is counter productive if you care about the league