Every National Basketball Association (NBA) season holds a weekend where the players and some celebrities compete in games and various competitions, such as the dunk contest and the All-Star game, and they celebrate the all star game. This year, the All-Star weekend was held at Salt Lake City, Utah from February 17 through February 19. The first major event of the NBA All-Star weekend is the ruffles All-Star celebrity game. Every year they have two NBA players draft a team of celebrities to play; this year it was Team Wade versus Team Ryan with Team Wade winning 81–78 with the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf winning MVP. The next major event is the NBA All- Star game with Team Lebron versus Team Giannis. Sophomore Sidi Mohamed Mouatassim’s predictions for the game included Team Lebron winning 1071-168. In reality, Team Giannis won 184–175 against Team Lebron. The NBA All-Star weekend also contains the 3 point contest. This year for the dunk contest, Mac Mclung put on a show and won! For the 3 point contest, Portland trail blazers player Damian Lillard claimed his victory against the 2020 champion, Buddy Hield.
NBA All-Star Game
By Ismael Mohamed, Staff Writer
Published on May 22, 2023
Published on May 22, 2023
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