It’s anything but official: the All-Star Game is coming to Atlanta on March 7. As fans’ main voice receiver to date, LeBron James is headed to Atlanta, where he will be an All-Star Game starter once again.
Just don’t expect him to be happy with it.
After the Lakers took care of Denver on national television on Thursday night – with LeBron with a triple-double of 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists – LeBron voiced himself through Dave about being the hub of the NBA to play the All-Star Game this season , via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
“I have no energy and no excitement about an All-Star Game this year,” said James … “I don’t even understand why we have an All-Star Game …
“And when we got into this season we were told we didn’t have an All-Star Game so we would have a nice little break. Five days [in March] from the fifth through the 10th, an opportunity for me to recalibrate a bit for the second half of the season. My teammates too. Some of the guys in the competition.
“And then they throw an All-Star Game over us like this and just break it out completely. So, um, kind of a slap in the face …
‘I’ll be there when I’m selected. But I will be there physically, but not mentally. “
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LeBron probably speaks for a lot of players, especially veterans who prefer the rest, but also younger players like Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox, who said he had the game: “I’m going to be brutally honest, I think it’s stupid. “
The game continues because it brings the league – and by extension the players – more money. Turner Broadcasting, which shows the game, wants it. International broadcasters want it. This season for the NBA is about making as much money as they can given the situation, crowning a champion and moving on to the next season, when things will hopefully get back to normal.
The game continues, but don’t expect LeBron to be happy with it.
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LeBron calls All-Star Game “slap in the face … I’ll be there physically but not mentally,” originally appeared on NBCSports.com