Stephen Curry made sure to put a show for 2025 All-Star Weekend. This year’s festivities were held in San Francisco, California, where the Golden State Warriors play. As a result, this made Curry the unofficial host. This year, the league experimented with a four team tournament. The teams were drafted by Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley. Candace Parker was the GM of the winner of the Rising Stars Challenge. O’Neal drafted the “OG,” team which Curry landed on as one of the top picks in the All-Star Draft.
Shaq’s OG’s consisted of Curry, LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Damian Lillard, James Harden, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving. This year’s All-Star Weekend was met with mixed reactions from fans and players alike. One major criticism was the amount of time dedicated to intermissions compared to actual basketball played. While it was a single-elimination tournament, the target score was only 40 points in each game. As a result, the league tried to draw out as much TV time as they could. Regardless, Stephen Curry eventually showed why he is still one of the faces of the league today as he secured another All-Star Game MVP.
