Why the NBA All-Star Game Doesn’t Need to be “Fixed”
I have heard and read several sports talking heads going insane talking about how the NBA All-Star Game is broken and needs to be fixed. Most of these messengers are middle-aged to old men whose talking points involve that the players don’t care, it used to mean something, and nobody has ever gotten injured during an All-Star Game (my counter to that is that Kemba Walker was never the same after the 2020 All-Star Game). That said, younger voices have not been loud with their criticism, and I agree with them. I think these dissenting voices are missing the point of the game, and I would argue that the game itself isn’t broken, meaning it doesn’t need to be fixed. Historically, All-Star games were created for the best players to play against each other for a variety of reasons, though often these sorts of exhibitions are often financial based. As they evolved, many games became the only time other stars played against each other was in the All-Star Game. ...