The NBA All-Star Format Dominates the Competition

        

           



            Written by: Spencer Teman of Swish Tribune

            With NBA All-Star Weekend just a couple of days away, I want to remind everyone why the NBA has the best all-star weekend format out of every major American sport. 

            The number of festivities that the NBA hosts during the weekend is incredible: the celebrity game, the rising stars game, the skills competition, the three-point contest, the dunk contest, and the actual game. No other sport has this many events during a singular weekend.

            All of the events draw a vast number attention, being that each event is competitive and intriguing to watch, unlike other all-star festivities within the NHL and NFL. I think that their formats are terrible because of how uncompetitive the games are, and their viewership has drastically declined over the years.

            My personal favorite event of the weekend is the dunk contest and in a close second place is the three-point contest. The dunk contest no matter who is in it, is always so much fun to watch. Seeing these players attempt the most creative dunk possible, is so fascinating to watch unfold, and whoever has the best group of dunks wins.

            The three-point contest is also pretty cool when you see the best shooters in the NBA all come together to hit as many threes as possible to win the event. Seeing guys like Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard, and a number of great shooters around the league, just makes this event much more exciting.

            One unique thing that no other sport does that the NBA includes, is a rookie game, the rising stars game. I think that the addition of the rising stars game to the weekend was a great idea by the NBA, to watch the best rookies and second-year players show off their skills to the rest of the league. 

            Throughout the actual all-star game, players do not play 100 percent. Towards the end of the game, it begins to get competitive, as the teams reach a certain point total needed to win the game. I actually liked the East vs West format for the actual game but the way that the NBA does it now with the draft, gives the all-star game a new exciting look for fans and players.

            We see the best of the best team up from both conferences, which we wouldn't have seen if it was just East vs West. Giannis and LeBron are the team captains this year and they get to draft their own teams before the game as well.

            With all that being said, I don't think any other all-star format comes close to competing with the NBA. All of the other professional American sports leagues should look at their format and make additions to their all-star weekends, to compete with the NBA This weekend should be exciting, as the first half of the NBA season is officially in the books. 

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