Skimm This Well Played: NBA All Star Agony, 4 Nations Face Off (and Fist Fight), and UCONN Snaps a Streak
Feb 18, 2025
54:15
The NBA hoped to get fans to care about the All Star Game this year and…it seriously backfired. After only 42 minutes of game time during the 3-hour broadcast, fans were left scratching their heads at the new format, the constant stoppages, and Kevin Hart’s (bad) jokes. Blake and Caroline look to the NHL’s 4 Nations for inspiration on how the ballers can make next year better.
In this episode of Well Played, we’ll also cover:
- Why the NBA revamped the All-Star game format, and why fans still hated it
- Wemby and Chris Paul exploiting a loophole in the skills challenge
- How the list of the top-100 highest paid athletes in 2024 includes zero women
- Women’s college hoops heating up with No. 7 UCONN’s win over No. 4 USC
- Our top “Send Its” of the week including Saquon pulling a ball boy into the Eagles parade, Lebron ditching the All Star game to work out with his daughter, and the three-peat winner of the dunk contest
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