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All-Star Saturday Night Grades: Did Dunk Contest, Three-Point Shootout Live Up to the Hype?

The NBA’s All-Star Saturday night is light-hearted though largely inconsequential affair. Those yearning for dunk contests of decades past are setting their sights a little too high. The most anyone should look for at this point is a flashpoint moment or two, some celebrity hijinks and a dose of unintentional comedy. With those criteria in mind, how did the 2019 Saturday night fare? Let’s run through each event.

Shooting Stars: MIA

Bring back the Shooting Stars and Team Bosh! I will not rest until the NBA and Adam Silver rectify this situation. You know what’s a fundamental part of basketball?