Stephen A. Smith lashed out at LeBron James for his absence from the Slam Dunk Contest, blaming him for its decline in popularity. The NBA's recent All-Star Weekend concluded with significant disappointment, highlighted by dull performances in key events, including the Skills Challenge and Dunk Contest. This year's All-Star Game introduced a new format with four teams competing in short games, yet the excitement was marred by James' late withdrawal due to injury, leaving many fans wondering about the future of the events and their appeal.
You're damn right LeBron was selfish! Smith said to Shannon Sharpe. You're damn right he was! I mean, there's no way around this!
This year, the All-Star Game got yet another new format. Instead of two teams competing against one another, four teams were competing in games to 40.
All eyes on NBA All-Star Saturday night to see if they're able to resurrect the product, and the first event is Chris Paul & Wemby cheating the system by just launching balls off the rack instead of shooting them.
Unfortunately for the NBA, Sunday's games got off to an unfortunate start. Before play even began, James announced that he was a late scratch and would not be competing due to an injury.
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