Yep Special C....a bunch of shit rubbed me wrong about the whole act from start to finish. From picking the teams but not telivising because some guys would be butt hurt, but then releasing the names of the last 2 picks later.
To the announcers and Lebron talking incessantly about "defense" and how competitive it was even after not playing any as usual and taking layup lines and wide open spot ups for 40 minutes. Adapted just like the fake news and past scrubbing bullshit common place by all corporations. Reality doesn't matter anymore its what you say and how you present what you say.
Personally I think if they do this less people would be "jealous" of the captains and butt hurt by process if the selected Coaches picked the teams.
Kevin Hart fiasco was boring and awkward as fuck, these guys are not used to being roasted or taken down a notch by anyone, at least half of them wanted to smack him upside the head. They aren't comedians they are from a world of respect and backing up your words with your actions. It felt wrong and for me took the awe and glean off the celebrity. Should celebrate their greatness, that is what this weekend is we don't need to "humanize" them. Father time does that with athletes, they weren't ready to be publicly humiliated by "little never stops yapping about nothing funny 10% of the time but I'll just keep yapping over the misses."
It was just enough defense to stop the spectacular dunk fest, but not enough to look like basketball. So even worse for me.
Los Angeles brought questionable energy to the game itself. A city not easily impressed by spectacle alone I think. Just a lifeless crowd.
I guess I fucking hated it.
Jordan and Kobe fighting for MVP was fun. Those guys didn't play around, ever. These guys now are all "too cool" for this, and too protected to be bumped or touched in an all-star game so competitiveness seems outside the acceptable culture except for a few moments here and there.