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Charles Barkley took a hilarious shot at the crooked city of San Francisco during a chat with Reggie Miller and Golden State’s Draymond Green Sunday night … oh, and some NBA All-Star Game played in the background as they spoke.
Barkley singled out San Fran’s crippling homelessness problem as they looked ahead to 2025’s NBA All-Star Game, slated to take place at Chase Center in the Bay Area.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green may not have been selected to this year’s All-Star Game, but he still made his way to Indiana to join in on the fesitivites.
Green slapped on a headset at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and joined Charles Barkley and Taylor Rooks on an alternative broadcast of the game on TNT, throughout which there was plenty of comical barbs between Green and Barkley.
At one point, Green took a jab at Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, who was heating up late into the game.

Takeaways from NBA All-Star weekend, which culminated with a (checks notes) 211–186 Eastern Conference win in Sunday’s All-Star Game.

Don’t complain about the lack of competitiveness of the All-Star Game. It is what it is. The NBA has tried everything—literally, everything—to get players to care about the game. They dumped the traditional East-West format. They let team captains draft. They reset the score after quarters, adopted the Elam ending and added financial incentives. This year, the league went back to the old format.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver promised this year’s All-Star Game would be more competitive. He was wrong.

After an All-Star Game with a lot of points and little passion — and with LeBron musing about the end of his career — it’s fair to wonder who’s got next in the NBA.

There wasn’t a whole lot of defense during the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, but those tuning in for some unparalleled offensive performances were treated to a record-setting display.
The Eastern Conference took home a big victory over the West, 211–186, racking up the highest scoring total ever in an All-Star Game, shattering the previous high of 196, which was set just last year by a team. 
With so much scoring, there was plenty of highlight-worthy plays from some of the league’s most renowned superstars.

Rick Pitino’s first season at St. John’s isn’t done yet, but he sounds completely over it.

Amazon dives deeper into the realm of sports content with a new project announced centered on tennis legend Roger Federer. 
In a report by Bloomberg, the documentary chronicles the final 12 days of Federer’s career before his eventual retirement in 2022.
“It’s a snapshot of my life over those 12 days, which is pretty hardcore and interesting,” Federer said in an interview. He provided the filmmakers access to his hotel room and his home. “I never let anyone come into my house,” Federer shared.
“It’s a very personal film,” he added.

Damian Lillard took top honors with 39 points as the East scored the most ASG points ever, blowing out the West despite 50 from Karl-Anthony Towns.

The 2024 NBA All-Star Game was a ridiculously high-scoring affair, with the Eastern Conference dropping 104 points in the first half. 
By the end of the third quarter, the scoreboard read 160–136, with the East holding a 24-point lead over the Western Conference, and nearly 300 points combined between the two teams. By game’s end, the Eastern Conference scored a record-setting 211 points, shattering the previous All-Star Game high of 196.