SI.com · Mar 8, 2021
NBA All-Star Game Winners and Losers
The strangest NBA All-Star Game in recent memory came and went Sunday night, with Team LeBron (James) besting a Kevin Durant-less Team Durant 170–150 in the exhibition. James is now 4–0 as an All-Star captain.
Despite all the chatter from the players themselves about how unnecessary the game was, for the most part, everyone on the floor seemed to be doing their best to enjoy themselves. That didn’t necessarily mean it was a good game. Without Durant, his squad was pretty overmatched. And without the usual fourth quarter tightening, the night lacked the high drama of 2020’s classic contest. With all that said, let’s run through some winners and losers…
Winner: HBCU Marching Bands