3 winners, 2 losers from NBA All-Star weekend

San Francisco -NBA All-Star weekend has come and gone, and with that, as well as another NBA weekend Really We hope that before players take things seriously, they will roll out a sub-product that will make their fanbase so much.

However, this time it wasn't the players' fault that the headline event (the All-Star Game itself) was actually unshiny. It was a long time that took the game itself.

This year, the league announced a brand new format in which four teams face off on All-Star Sunday in the Advanced format of the winners. Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Co), Chuck's Global Stars (Nikola Jokic, SGA and other international stars), and winners of the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday (Dalton Knecht, Amen Thompson, and Amen Thompson, and Oll-Star Teams, and non-All-Star teams, and other outstanding first and second year players).

In the first match of three Sunday matches, the global star defeated the young star. OGS then eliminated the new stars and then defeated the global stars to win everything.

However, the gameplay felt like a backstory, despite its production nightmare. In another three hours, only 42 minutes of basketball was played. And fans of people like Jalen Brunson and Cade Cunningham have heard and seen more from Kevin Hart than their favorite players.

This is the winner and loser of the weekend.

Winner: Steph Curry

Curry, playing in front of the crowds in his hometown of San Francisco, was undoubtedly the biggest winner of the event. The 11th NBA All-Star walked away with a mountain of MVP honors and praise from his colleagues.

Curry received 12 of the 14 All-Star MVP votes after combining 20 points on six threes between the two games. He probably would have earned an MVP even if he hit a few shots a few, just thinking about how much energy he filled the building, but to solidify his honors with his court play. I did enough.

All weekend, the NBA All-Star gave curry his flowers. Jalen Brown, who went to university in Berkeley, California, said his experiences have helped him understand what curry means to the area.

“Just spending time in college here and seeing his influence and how it grew, he's a Bay Area icon, a Bay Area legend,” Brown said. .

Curry gushed about the all-star experience after the match.

“The hosting experience was incredible,” Curry said. “I'm not going to complain about getting tired or exhausted. This is a celebration of this beautiful Bay Area, which has been a part of my life over the past 16 years, and I'm celebrating the ability to share with you the basketball game here. The history and culture and the amazing fans here and their influences The games here were in both cities.”

Loser: Kevin Hart

There was no reason Kevin Hart should have hosted the Saturday night game. Heart hecks and is very visible and frustrating Shy Gilgaus AlexanderShaq has upset players multiple times by inappropriately saying that he “dressed like a porn director” on broadcasts that otherwise seemed to be kids.

His interruption and constant Heckling took the game even more difficult as an audience seriously. So fans turned to social media and complained about Hart's involvement in the game.

It's not all Hart's fault – this is what ultimately comesdians were invited to do in the All-Star Game – but there's no reason the league should have a product center around comedians rather than basketball sports. If Adam Silver really wanted the players to take the game seriously, this was not the way to do it.

Winner: Auckland City

Most of the All-Star Weekend events took place in San Francisco, with both All-Star Saturday night and Sunday games being held at the Chase Center. However, various events were held at the Oracle Arena in Auckland throughout the weekend, including Friday's celebrity games, Saturday's media availability and All-Star practices.

The oracle atmosphere was unparalleled.

The Warriors moved from Oracle Arena to Chase Centre in 2019, offering locals the weekend the opportunity to watch the stars play in person for the first time in years.

The oracle vibe is more lively than the Chase Centre, reminding us of how legendary the once warrior crowd is, and centers Oakland in national conversation.

“Being in this arena gives me like a nightmare,” said Clippers guard James Harden. Houston Rockets. “I had to disagree (curry). It was like a real battle. We literally created a team just to defeat the warriors, and somehow, in some way, somehow. , they always… finished in the final.”

Auckland would have been even bigger winners if more substantial events were held at Oracle Arena, like Saturday's three-point and dunk contest, or the All-Star Game itself. Still, it was a great opportunity to start a dialogue about the city of Auckland.

Loser: People who enjoy basketball games

Fans who wanted to tune to watch basketball are out of luck. The three-hour event only included 42 minutes of actual basketball, compared to 80-minute ads, nine minutes within the NBA tribute, and various other time fillers where the players themselves scratched their heads.

This experience was particularly disappointing for fans of the player selected by Team Kenny, a team of young stars who lost in the opening game. Team Kenny players competed for a total of 12 minutes, with no player gaining more than eight minutes of action. For example, my first All-Star Tyler Hero only ran five minutes all night. So if you tune your Miami Heat fans in the hopes of seeing your favorite players compete, you've mostly been lucky.

The long break in the middle of the third game, centered around blessings within the NBA, was particularly frustrating for players.

“The most difficult thing was they stopped the game to give a presentation.” Celtics Forward Jason Tatum said. “We've been sitting for 20 minutes. Whatever it is, it's a bit difficult to get back to the game afterwards.”

It was hard to notice, but for most of Sunday nights, basketball was more competitive than it was a few years ago. Unfortunately, it felt like an asterisk from the night marked with concerts and advertising breaks.

Winner: Mac McClung

McClung defeated the Spurs' rookie Stephon Castle in a dunk contest, completing the historic three-peat at the event, awakening an otherwise quiet case center crowd.

McClung began his dunk night by jumping over the car.

The event still lacked star power, but it still appears that McClung's dunking ability will inspire the crowd and inspire other stars to reconsider participating in future years.

Grizzlies star Ja Moran turned his eyes to social media on Saturday night, expressing his new desire to compete.

Bucks star Giannis Antetocomo said the same thing, but later joked that his phone had been hacked.

It has not yet been seen whether McClung's performance will affect the progressive contest. Either way, McClung, a G-League star who has yet to break through in the NBA, reminded him once again that he is one of the greatest people to compete in a dunk contest.

“It's just something I love doing,” McClung said. “I think that's where my creativity comes [in]. That's because I really love this contest and love dunking. ”