It is NBA All-star Sunday and the game is about to kick off, and it reminds me of all the past All--star games and what the All-star game means to the NBA. I wasn't old enough to see the great All-star games of the 1980s with NBA greats like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Julius Erving, Isiah Thomas, Dominique Wilkins, and a young Michael Jordan. My greatest All-star memories include an older Michael Jordan playing with the Washington Wizards in a game that went to overtime in 2000, Vince Carter's great dunk contest showing in 2001, that also included a great show of dunks in the game, and of course Lebron James's first All-star game and all the hype that went with it.
As I am watching this year's All-star game in Los Angeles you can see that the fans get a true show of entertainment that lacks nothing in star power. Not only do we see the NBA's biggest stars but also the biggest stars in the entertainment business. I've seen music stars such as Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye West, Rihanna, Diddy, Stevie Wonder, Steven Tyler and Justin Bieber, and also movie stars such as Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, and Denzel Washington. So it really is a treat for fans to see all these people at one place having a great time watching the great basketball stars of today. We all get to see the best of the best playing with and against each other for some of the best basketball entertainment that can be seen. This is the time that everyone gets to see just how good some of the best athletes truly are. For photos from the All-Star Game click here.
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