If there was a list of players you would expect to be excited about the NBA’s decision to move ahead with an All-Star weekend, De’Aaron Fox might be on it. The Kings fourth-year guard is having a stellar season, averaging a career-high 22.3 points per game for a Sacramento team in the thick of the playoff race. Yet earlier this week, Fox did not sound enthused about the idea of adding another game to the calendar.
“If I’m going to be brutally honest, I think it’s stupid,” Fox said. “If we have to wear masks and do all this for a regular game, what’s the point of bringing the All-Star game back?