NBA All-star Game

Here’s a look at what Under Armour Basketball athletes wore on-court for the 2019 All-Star weekend and the inspiration behind each custom shoe. 3-POINT CONTEST: Seth Curry’s Curry 6 player exclusive tributes his mother Sonya, sister Sydel. In a fitting return to the Queen city that the Curry’s call home, Seth tasked footwear customizer Mache [...]

Joel Embiid has quickly become a face of the Sixers and beloved figure within Philadelphia. His playful demeanor and world-class basketball ability has brought the Sixers to national prominence, but it is his commitment to the underserved youth of Philadelphia that has endeared him the most to the community. Recognizing his connection to the kids [...]

The NBA All-Star Game is taking place on February 17th, and to get in the spirit of the festivities in Charlotte, New Era Cap has unveiled the NBA Authentics: NBA All-Star Series. “Each year, we work to celebrate NBA All-Star Game by using the host city as the design inspiration for the New Era NBA [...]

The NBA still doesn’t know where it will be hosting the 2017 All-Star Game, but there are apparently a list of four cities from which it will choose: New Orleans, Chicago, New York and…Las Vegas. Per Scott Kushner of The Advocate: [tweet https://twitter.com/ScottDKushner/status/758131945435860992] New Orleans was mentioned as the most likely destination when the NBA [...]

There have been rumblings for months that the NBA would pull the 2017 All-Star Game and festivities out of Charlotte if North Carolina legislators don’t change their recently enacted laws that discriminate against the LGBT community. According to The Vertical Reporter and Editor Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA made good on their word and has decided [...]

NBA players probably find out about All-Star selections in all different types of ways. Agents, coaches, teammates, social media, etc. likely all play a role in how the news is delivered. And though there have been some unconventional All-Star epiphanies in the past, there has never been one better than that of Draymond Green. He [...]

Damian Lillard is a veteran at being snubbed from the NBA All-Star Game. In 2013-14, as a sophomore, he was playing with found money. Second-year players are seldom All-Star locks. Last year, he only made the Western Conference All-Star squad as an injury replacement. He didn’t take that too well. He took it personally. But [...]

Justin Bieber is going to be pissed. Some have complained about the NBA’s All-Star voting process. Giving fans a say is one thing, but entire races have been swayed by social media campaigns, most of which feature public figures—actors, singers, politicians, etc.—voting via Twitter and generating a crap ton of retweets that count as official [...]

It took an 11th hour voting surge, but Kyle Lowry finally did it. He edged out Kyrie Irving for a starter’s spot on the Eastern Conference’s All-Star roster. And Irving is totally cool with that. From Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com: He deserves it, man,” Irving said of Kyle Lowry. “It was going to be either [...]

Most NBA players don’t sweat it if they’re not named as an All-Star starter. Anthony Davis may be among the select few who strongly lament their fan-vote slight. Here’s Eddie Scarito of Hoops Rumors: Davis needed a starting nod to trigger the Derrick Rose rule, which would have given him a salary of a projected [...]