For absolutely no justifiable reason other than boosting its bottom line, the NBA is going through with dubious plans to stage a made-for-TV All-Star Game in Atlanta on March 7. The Pandemic All-Star Game is nothing more than a money grab, an attempt by the league to mitigate its financial losses amid the coronavirus pandemic. This will be an All-Star Game catering strictly to those watching at home, an audience that Silver estimates at 130 million around the globe. “It’s mainly for the fans, for entertainment.”Even so, Silver insists a watered-down All-Star Game is better than no All-Star Game. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...A bigger risk is reckless fans converging on Atlanta by the thousands to take part in impromptu parties, the kind that gridlocked the city the last time it hosted the All-Star Game in 2003.

Source: thestar February 19, 2021 07:52 UTC