NBA All-Star head coach Michael Malone has openly criticised the players in the contest and named it the "worst basketball game ever".
The game finished with Team Giannis (Antetokounmpo) defeating Team LeBron (James) 184-175, with very little defence being played. In recent years, players have used the All-Star contest as a chance to show off their abilities - whether it be taking long-range jumpshots or attempting dunks that they'd never do in a regular game.
While that has been entertaining at times, it has led to neither team playing defence and the scoreboard running up - a far cry from how the game was played throughout the 80's and 90's. In that era players would see the leagues best players go at each other in an high intensity game.
