LeBron James said the All-Star Game is a “slap in the face” after players were told before the season began there would not be one. Photo: AFP LeBron James said the All-Star Game is a “slap in the face” after players were told before the season began there would not be one. Photo: AFP
LeBron James said the All-Star Game is a “slap in the face” after players were told before the season began there would not be one. Photo: AFP
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NBA: LeBron James, Kevin Durant to captain ‘slap in face’ All-Star Game, as Silver plays fan card

  • NBA flip-flops on All-Star Game, saying ‘doing this as a TV event still reaches 99.9 per cent of our fans’
  • Commissioner Adam Silver says ‘he certainly hears the other side of the issue’ as players came off a shortened off-season

Topic |   NBA (National Basketball Association)
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 11:24am, 19 Feb, 2021

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LeBron James said the All-Star Game is a “slap in the face” after players were told before the season began there would not be one. Photo: AFP LeBron James said the All-Star Game is a “slap in the face” after players were told before the season began there would not be one. Photo: AFP
LeBron James said the All-Star Game is a “slap in the face” after players were told before the season began there would not be one. Photo: AFP
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