The All-Star Game – The Best Players In One Game
One of the most prestigious achievements an NBA player can have in their career is to be voted onto their conference’s All-Star Team, to take part in the annual All-Star game. This takes place every February and involves the best players in each conference being selected to face off in an East vs. West encounter. Due to the rarity of being able to see all of the best players in the league on court at one time, this is an event which attracts a lot of attention, although in truth it often is not the best game of the year.
The reason for this is pretty simple. Throughout the year players practise with their club team mates and are used to running the drills that their coach lays down. An almost telepathic understanding is built up between teams who get this right, and this is next to impossible to achieve in the short time the All-Star teams have to practise together. Nonetheless, the relaxed nature of the game does allow for players to try flashier moves in the knowledge that they will not be held too culpable if they don’t come off.
The All-Star game has become a centerpiece to the season, to the extent that the festivities go on over a weekend which features events as diverse as a slam dunk contest, an all-rookie game and a pro-celebrity game. Most of these activities will be covered on television, with the All Star game taking pride of place at prime time on the Sunday night.