When: Solar, Feb. 19, 8:00 p.m. EST

The place to Watch: TNT

Sure, numerous stars is not going to be wholesome sufficient to play. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and Zion Williamson is not going to take the ground. A bummer, however nice expertise will take their place.

De’Aaron Fox will participate in his first all-star recreation as will Anthony Edwards. For these with out League Move and who don’t reside in both of their metropolitan areas, belief me, they’re going to placed on a present on Sunday.

The NBA has made many pointless adjustments to this recreation. Whereas these adjustments have introduced advantages, they haven’t revolutionized NBA All-Star Weekend. Whether or not the Sunday recreation is east vs. west or the highest vote-getters deciding on teammates like they’re in a schoolyard, the pick-up recreation really feel stays.

And that’s what makes this weekend the very best all-star weekend on the sports activities calendar. It’s a time when followers get to see the very best in a sport carry out to the very best of their functionality outdoors of their contractual obligations to a staff.