The Toronto Raptors had their winning streak snapped by the Brooklyn Nets just before All-Star weekend. Still, they remained in the spotlight with Pascal Siakam entering the Skills Challenge and Nick Nurse and Kyle Lowry joining him in the All-Star Game on Team Giannis.
All-Star weekend is notorious for two things: celebrating the game and hullaballoo. If you've ever had the pleasure of watching the celebrity game, then you know what I'm talking about. This particular All-Star weekend was full of goofiness, potential collusion, and a new style for the actual All-Star game with what I have come to understand is called the "Elam Ending.