The NBA are a unique format as soon as once more for February’s 2025 All-Star sport, in a determined try and revive a dull occasion.
The followers have given up on the All-Star sport itself, but it surely appears as if the league continues to be looking for new methods to make it partaking.
“We’re totally different codecs for this yr’s All-Star Sport. So it’s not a standard sport format,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stated Saturday in Mexico Metropolis.
How will this yr’s San Francisco occasion be totally different? Silver gained’t but reveal that, however Steph Curry might have some enter.
“We’ve had direct conversations with Steph Curry. It’s a house sport for him. I do know he’s very prideful and desires to be sure that the gamers put their greatest foot ahead, so we’re different codecs,” Silver stated. “I feel there’s little doubt that the gamers have been upset as nicely in final yr’s All-Star Sport. All of us wish to do a greater job offering competitors and leisure for our followers.”
The spotlight of final yr’s All-Star Weekend was the 3-point shootout between Curry and WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu and Silver says they’ll be bringing it again in some type.
“Sabrina Ionescu is from the Bay Space. After all as I stated, Steph goes to be there, and I can’t keep in mind in the event that they’ve formally dedicated or informally dedicated however they know they’re going to be doing this once more. They’re trying ahead to it,” Silver stated. “I feel as quickly as they walked off the court docket after the competitors final yr, actually they stated we want a couple of spherical to make it even fairer. So we’re going to be doing extra issues.”
The NFL stopped working the Professional Bowl sport because of the lack of competitiveness, as gamers have been fearful about getting injured in an exhibition sport. It has gone to only a expertise competitions and a few flag soccer.
Silver doesn’t look like he’s going to surrender totally on the All-Star Sport but, however the product simply retains getting worse.
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