CelticsBlog · Feb 5, 2021
Kemba Walker: LeBron James “is correct” about NBA All Star Game
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Kemba Walker is planning his all star break, and it won’t involve Atlanta.
Walker predicted he’ll be on vacation and sided with LeBron James in opposition to the NBA’s plan to host a single-day all star event in Atlanta on Mar. 7. Concerns about Atlanta’s open bar and club scene, with the New York Times still reporting 40 cases per 100,000 people in Fulton County, have driven opposition to the event. Walker, James, Carmelo Anthony and De’Aaron Fox — who called the idea stupid — spoke about it in recent days.
“I’m probably not going to be selected,” Walker said. “So I could care less.”