The pachangas of All Star They are going to give way to something groundbreaking. Or, at least, the NBA has put this possibility on the table, tired of the all-star game and the damage it generates, more than to its income, to its pristine image as an exemplary and respected organization. The pantomime of the last All Star of Indianapoliswith the Eastern team reaching and exceeding 200 points for the first time with its 211, has been the last straw.
The commissioner of the best league in the world, Adam Silverrevealed yesterday that he is considering an exciting duel between a team made up of players from USA and another by players from the rest of the world.
“It was a great weekend, but it wasn’t a basketball game,” the leader began by saying.
“I think that as opposed to trying to create a super competitive basketball game, which I’m not sure the teams or the players want, we should try to do things differently and have a celebration of basketball. Let’s look at a US vs International. “I think we have passed that point where we are going to play a truly competitive game,” Silver reflected in a conversation with Charles Barkley y Gayle King on CNN.
Given the failure of the players’ conversations asking them for more effort, about the safety of the economic incentives inconsequential for superstars and millionaires more concerned about not getting injured, the NBA wants to put American pride and that of the rest of the world face to face.
Jokic and Embiid, the two recent MVPs)
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As for the United States in competitions with FIBA rules, the match would put pressure on the American stars as well as a motivation in terms of showing that the country is still the world’s leading basketball power, while stars from the rest of the world would have the opportunity to prove that international basketball has definitively closed the gap.
Despite the last two World Cup disappointments, Team USA dominates the tournaments with an iron fist. Olympic Gameswhere it has not lost since 2004. However, the rest of the world has taken over the MVP with the last five awards for international players for Giannis Antetokounmpo (2019 and 2020), Nikola Jokic (2021 and 2022) and Joel Embiid (2023), who would be some of the spearheads of the global team.
“It wasn’t a basketball game.”
Adam Silver, NBA commissioner, on the 2024 All Star
The challenge would pit stars like LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Kyrie Irving or Damian Lillard against Luka Doncic, Anteto, Jokic, Embiid, Victor Wembanyama, Jamal Murray or Shai Gilgeous. Alexander. Players like Doncic y Antetokounmpo They already got wet in 2023 and bet on a victory for the international team.
In its desperate attempt to turn the All Star into a not only decent but seductive spectacle, the NBA is willing to strike a chord with the American pride.
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