Progress is being made toward holding a dunk contest, 3-point shootout, and skills competition on the night of the NBA All-Star Game, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The plan is for the dunk contest to take place at halftime, per Wojnarowski. It’s not clear whether the other competitions would also happen then, or if they’d take place earlier in the night.
Negotiations are continuing with the players’ union, and sources tell Wojnarowski that an agreement is expected to be finalized later this week, along with health and safety protocols for the event, which will take place March 7 in Atlanta.
Officials from the league and the NBPA are planning a condensed version of All-Star Weekend, which normally stretches events out over three days, culminating with the game on Sunday night. This year’s festivities will take place in a much smaller window, with participants expected to arrive on Saturday in private planes. They will be kept in private accommodations away from hotel crowds and will leave after the game is over.
Several prominent players have spoken out against holding the game this year because the league is operating under strict guidelines to contain the spread of COVID-19.
There is no ASG for any sport that is entertaining enough that it’s worth the health of players.
The players have the ability to protest and not play this game if they really don’t want to do it.
It goes against their original agreement they made before the season started.
Couldn’t agree more. So unnecessary. I don’t plan on watching this year.
Cry baby isn’t gonna be happy about this
You are referring to LeBron James, I assume?
How long is halftime going to be? 3 hours? Lmao this is just turning into a cluster**** of a mess
Blindfolds!
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Blindfolds!
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Blindfolds!
It’s coming y’all…just Watch
YAWN !!
Not sure why the NBA suits are being so tone deaf on the whole All-Star Weekend. The players do not want to play! The players on teams that believe they are title contenders would all much prefer getting the time off without risking their health for a meaningless game. Nobody cares about the dunk contest. This is beyond dumb!!
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Its not just the suits. There is a reason players aren’t saying they won’t play. As Chris Paul has said the Union consist of many players, not just the stars. In the NBA the All Star Game means more money for everyone, suits to scrubs.
@justkidding… Finally the first comment about the ASG that makes sense!
AST ain’t about fans, stars or suits… is about making $ for the players, benefiting the most the guys that will never be part of it, the stars could kindly be quiet, play & just be supportive of the colleagues that need the $ ’cause they don’t make no millions & can afford to spend time with their families instead of working!
BTW who says players don’t wanna play, I have heard a handful of guys literally counted with one hand that don’t wanna play, the players association was the one that pushed for the game not the league or the suits, so go figure!
Whomever stays awake for the whole thing wins….but really loses.
Seriously one word here.
Asinine.
Do we have dunk contest odds or not yet?
F you NBA I’m not watching this crap and neither should anyone else. This is why we’re still dealing with this crap, people prioritizing money over health.