This year’s NBA All-Star Game took place on Sunday night and it was a genuinely thrilling affair, a showcase borderline unrecognizable compared to previous iterations.
After many years of criticism about the level of effort the All-Stars show on the court and the complete lack of interest in competing that their play often reflected, Sunday’s ASG was a total reversal of course. The superstars were genuinely trying to win. Defense was played. There was a palpable intensity when the games got close and buzzer-beaters decided the outcome.
