Carmelo Anthony has had sufficient of NBA stars not taking part within the All-Star occasions, particularly the Slam Dunk Contest.
On the most recent episode of his 7 PM In Brooklyn podcast, Melo didn’t mince phrases, difficult at this time’s high NBA expertise to convey again the joy of the Slam Dunk Contest.
“The All-Stars must be taking part within the three-point contest and the dunk contest. Even the abilities problem, you need to must be an all-star to have the ability to take part in these occasions, and if we do not get again to that, we would have simply canceled the dunk contest,” Anthony argued.
“We should not be bringing people who find themselves not a part of All-Star weekend to play in slam dunk contests and taking pictures threes. Shoutout to Mac [McClung], he’s holding it down, however he is not alleged to be holding it down for us,” he continued.
As one in every of NBC’s new NBA analysts, the 10-time All-Star hopes that the upcoming stars of the league can convey again the luster to an occasion that many consider has been mediocre for quite a few years.
“For me, now that I am on NBC and we have now the All-Star weekend, it is like I wish to see the Ja [Morant], I wish to see Ant[hony] Edwards…I wish to see VJ Edgecombe in Philly within the dunk contest greater than I wish to see Cooper [Flagg] within the dunk contest…the vets ain’t doing that sh*t,” Anthony stated.
“However that is why I am saying we acquired to get Ant and Ja and Zion [Williamson], these guys, to be part of the dunk contest and All-Star Saturday evening to be able to simply jumpstart this factor,” he added.
NBC is ready to broadcast an NBA doubleheader as a part of its return to NBA protection. The doubleheader shall be a part of a weekly Tuesday evening showcase of NBA video games.