Brian Windhors, as we enter another NBA All-Star weekend, how are you feeling about this event right now?

I'd like to say that this current era of NBA players have accomplished something incredible, and it's taking years to get us here. A lot of effort and hard work was put into it, but they have finally achieved it. And last year we had the worst all-star game basketball game ever played.

Would you rather have more defensive intensity throughout the game or more free flowing off.

Money talks, so I mean, the more incentives,

I think guys would take it seriously.

Or is it fun playing in a game with relatively no defense at all.

You don't want to be that guy that's just like, you know,

out there hustling, you know, body checking, you know.

The all-star game for many years has been seen as a crown jewel.

And now that's up for debate.

Clinton, do you know who the current slam dunk champion is?

No chance.

Do you know who the current three-point contest

champion is? Less of a chance. Do you have any idea who won the all-star game

last year? No. And here we have the major problem. That is a problem on several

levels. Number one, this is supposed to be a signature NBA event. Number two,

it's media rights time. The NBA is trying to sell its media rights to partners and

the NBA is trying to sell this as a premium product. Brian Winhorse

Isn't Brian Winhorsehorse isn't the only one with an axe to grind against NBA All-Star Weekend.

Traditionally, a major event on the NBA calendar, recent editions have seen declining ratings and declining relevance,

culminating in record low viewership last year.

So today, Wendy explains what's gone wrong, why the players no longer care to win this thing,

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