Egotastic
Hats off to the NBA for another entertaining all-star weekend! The latest edition of the three-day fest was just held in Orlando, Florida, and was full of what fans come to look for—the chance to see the best of the best in basketball do what makes them famous.
The NBA has done well in being up front about what the weekend is intended to be, an exhibition event for the fans and in many aspects by the fans (nothing else; not super competitive or anything crazy like that). To make sure that fans do not leave All-Star weekend unsatisfied, the NBA is kind enough to include a virtual cornucopia of events intent on entertaining fans by showcasing the various talents that make the game great.
If you were not able to watch everything, don’t worry. We’ve got the rundown on the entire weekend in 400 words or less. Read this before you hit the break room at work and you’ll sound like an NBA insider:
D-Wade Channels his Inner Football Player (VIDEO)
There was talk about LeBron James possibly playing football once—why not Dwyane Wade? After the hit he put on Darren Collison of the Indiana Pacers Tuesday night in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals he might have a future there!
Of course in the game of basketball you can’t body check someone like that without getting hit with a flagrant foul (which D-Wade did).
It’s clear that Wade was feeling a bit frustrated. The question now is whether it was because he thought he was fouled a minute ago and was mad he didn’t get the call or because the team did not look very good en route to a 78-75 loss to the Pacers.
Perhaps in Game Three Wade and LeBron will let the other guys on the team play some (Wade and LeBron scored 52 of the team’s 75 points; no other player scored more than five).
Article by Travis Pulver