So, All-Star Saturday night — one of my favorite nights — wasn’t that great. The three point contest never saw a guy get insanely hot and the dunk contest was filled with too many props — human or otherwise — for my liking. I’ve always thought the key to a really good dunk contest is […]
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Preview and Chat: All-Star Saturday Night
All-Star Saturday is one of my favorite nights the league we love has to offer. No, it’s not a playoff game or a league championship deciding contest, but it’s a night where the NBA gets to put on a show for its fans, offering some of the most skilled, athletic, and creative thinkers a chance […]
Preview & Chat: Russell, Ingram in the Rising Stars Challenge
The Lakers may be on a break for another week, but a few of their players are in New Orleans for All-Star Weekend to compete in various events. The first of those commitments is tonight when D’Angelo Russell and Brandon Ingram join up on the U.S. Team in the Rising Stars Challenge to face off […]
Preview & Chat: 2016 NBA All Star Game
Since he made the announcement, it’s been a gradual sinking in that this will be Kobe’s last year. A tribute video here, a road crowd chanting his name there, and a whole lot of post game pressers with introspective questions and candid answers have followed and the realization that this is it becomes realer daily. This […]
Russell, Clarkson Show Well in Rising Stars Challenge
The Rising Stars Challenge featured the Lakers’ backcourt of the future and both D’Angelo Russell and Jordan Clarkson represented themselves and the team well. The game did not feature a lot of defense and was mostly played at a tempo and intensity resembling a glorified scrimmage, but it was still nice to see both players […]
Preview & Chat: NBA Rising Stars Challenge
This is foreign territory for me as a Lakers’ fan. I cannot recall the last Laker to participate in the “Rising Stars Challenge” even when it was the Rookie/Sophomore game. Last year Jordan Clarkson did not breakout until after the all-star game and, of course, Julius Randle was lost in the 1st game of the season. […]
All-Star Game Preview and Chat
It’s going to be weird watching the all-star game tomorrow & not have Kobe in it. — Darius Soriano (@forumbluegold) February 15, 2014 That was my thought yesterday morning when thinking about today’s game. All-Star Saturday and Sunday are usually two of my favorite days every season. Call me a sucker, but I love the […]
Preview and Chat: The 2013 All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star game is one of my favorite sporting events. It’s not because the stakes are high (they’re not) or that the result means anything more than some bragging rights for the conference that wins (it doesn’t), but because of the sheer amount of talent that’s on the floor playing the game at its […]
NBA All-Star Saturday Night Live Running Diary
Good evening, Forum Blue and Gold. This is Phillip Barnett checking in from Houston. I’m in the Toyota Center for the festivities and I’ll be live-blogging all of the events tonight with updates from Texas. Make sure to check back here every 10-15 minutes for new content and follow me on twitter (@imsohideouss) for more […]
The Lakers And All-Star Saturday – A Retrospective
Halfway (well, 65.8%, but who’s counting) through its annual marathon, the NBA bestows upon its rank-and-file (players, coaches, hell, fans) a much-needed four-day respite from the mental and physical grind of 82 in ~175. In 2013, nowhere is this midseason oasis more welcome than in Lakerland, where, in depressingly short order, euphoria and stratospheric expectations […]