When the judges shorted McClung on his first dunk (my favorite of the night fwiw), the whole arena came to the conclusion that the fix was in for Jaylen. Felt bad for Jaylen, like he was the unaware patsy in a conspiracy, or how I felt that time my mom wrote a letter about me to Oprah (no response).
It feels like Steph and Sarbina carried the All-Star weekend on their backs. I am not sure what happened to the dunking contest, but I think the rise of social media, which lets everyone see how talented people are at something we used to be amazed by, like Vince Carter east baying, makes us take for granted a person who can do something magical with a ball on a 10ft rim.
Every year, All-Star weekend proves to me that the game has changed. We used to run to the rim screaming "Kobe" and "Jordan," but now everyone is shooting from half court yelling "Curry." I think the reaction to the dunking contest and what we saw on Sunday proves it's a different time and a different game.
When the judges shorted McClung on his first dunk (my favorite of the night fwiw), the whole arena came to the conclusion that the fix was in for Jaylen. Felt bad for Jaylen, like he was the unaware patsy in a conspiracy, or how I felt that time my mom wrote a letter about me to Oprah (no response).
It feels like Steph and Sarbina carried the All-Star weekend on their backs. I am not sure what happened to the dunking contest, but I think the rise of social media, which lets everyone see how talented people are at something we used to be amazed by, like Vince Carter east baying, makes us take for granted a person who can do something magical with a ball on a 10ft rim.
Every year, All-Star weekend proves to me that the game has changed. We used to run to the rim screaming "Kobe" and "Jordan," but now everyone is shooting from half court yelling "Curry." I think the reaction to the dunking contest and what we saw on Sunday proves it's a different time and a different game.