The following weekend was one of the most celebrated weekend in the NBA season. It goes by the name All Star Weekend. This weekend that took place in Chicago featured a Friday night rookie and sophomore game that had USA team go against the World squad. If you click the link you will see the highlight to what was a great game won by the USA squad. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=788gV3e4H1c) These highlight are provided by YouTube. On the following day the night things got even better. The night opened up with the NBA Skills Challenge provided by Taco Bell which was won by Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo.
After the Skill Challenge, they had the 3 Point Competition featuring the NBA’s best 3 point shooters. the competition was very close but Sacramento Kings star Buddy Hield was able to come out with the 1 point win over Devin Booker.
The night did not end here. Lastly we had the fan favorite NBA dunk. The contest was so thrilling it went an extra 2 rounds between Aaron Gordon and Derrick Jones Jr. The night needed with Aaron Gordon jumping over 7’6 NBA player Tacko Fall. Despite doing this it was not enough to seal the victory as many thought he was robbed. Here are the highlights of the contest provided by YouTube and bleacher report. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsL7pjxko7Q)
The next and last night of the event was capped off with the big All Star game featuring players that us fans voted on who we wanted to see. The game had some new rules where teams competed quarter by quarter and whoever’s team won that quarter got a chance to donate to any charity of there choice. The last quester featured a target score of the first team to 157 would win the game. The game featured to Team Lebron VS Team Giannis. The featured tons of dunks, 3’s highlight plays and flashy passes. In the end Team Lebron was able to pull out the win with a dame winning free throw by Anthony Davis. Highlights here provided here courtesy of YouTube and ESPN. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbjP3iSQUMo) After the game the annual MVP award was given out. It is now called the Kobe Bryant award in honor of NBA star Kobe Bryant who passed away. This award was won by Kawhi Leonard who had 30 points and 7 rebounds.
This capped off a wonderful weekend in Chicago that both the players and fans enjoy. Cant wait to get back to the second half of the NBA season!
Star Stalker 