The NBA are taking a look at a special format as soon as once more for February’s 2025 All-Star sport, in a determined try and revive a dull occasion.
The followers have given up on the All-Star sport itself, nevertheless it appears as if the league continues to be looking for new methods to make it participating.
“We’re taking a look at totally different codecs for this yr’s All-Star Recreation. So it’s not a conventional sport format,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver mentioned Saturday in Mexico Metropolis.
How will this yr’s San Francisco occasion be totally different? Silver received’t but reveal that, however Steph Curry could have some enter.
“We’ve had direct conversations with Steph Curry. It’s a house sport for him. I do know he’s very prideful and needs to guarantee that the gamers put their finest foot ahead, so we’re taking a look at different codecs,” Silver mentioned. “I feel there’s little question that the gamers have been disillusioned as effectively in final yr’s All-Star Recreation. All of us need to do a greater job offering competitors and leisure for our followers.”
The spotlight of final yr’s All-Star Weekend was the 3-point shootout between Curry and WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu and Silver says they’ll be bringing it again in some kind.
“Sabrina Ionescu is from the Bay Space. After all as I mentioned, Steph goes to be there, and I can’t keep in mind in the event that they’ve formally dedicated or informally dedicated however they know they’re going to be doing this once more. They’re wanting ahead to it,” Silver mentioned. “I feel as quickly as they walked off the court docket after the competitors final yr, actually they mentioned we’d like a couple of spherical to make it even fairer. So we’re going to be doing extra issues.”
The NFL stopped working the Professional Bowl sport as a result of lack of competitiveness, as gamers have been apprehensive about getting injured in an exhibition sport. It has gone to only a expertise competitions and a few flag soccer.
Silver doesn’t look like he’s going to surrender completely on the All-Star Recreation but, however the product simply retains getting worse.
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