It’s the coolest backstage pass a kid could imagine. In this country, he said, the game is bigger than you might think.
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“I definitely want to play”, Davis said. “Lots of players know me here, mostly everyone knows me here”.
Really, it wouldn’t matter where Sunday’s game is played. They spend summers back home in Buenos Aires.
The American team was rounded out by former Raptor Chauncey Billups, WNBA player Elena Delle Donne, Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry and actors Nick Cannon, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Anthony Anderson and Bryshere Gray.
Bryant says he would be fine playing just 10 minutes.
Arcade Fire singer Win Butler, who played for Team Canada under Drake, was crowned MVP of the Celebrity All-Star Game.
“I’ll probably wake up and have some coffee and go back to sleep”, Bryant said. He veers into a large suite reserved for Raptors’ family members. “Us being teammates first and then friendship growing out of that, it has been special”.
Serving as the on-court kickoff to a weekend of festivities building up to Sunday’s all-star game, fans were treated to an entertaining mix of characters who delivered a brand of basketball that was high on energy and short on flow. “It’s always an honor to play for your country”.
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Some kids have become almost as recognizable as their superstar fathers, like Stephen Curry’s charismatic little daughter Riley, who charms when he puts her in front of a microphone.
Ujiri was joined on the red carpet by National Basketball Association luminaries including commissioner Adam Silver, retired player Dikembe Mutombo and hometown favourites Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan of the Raptors. “Damn it. Those are tangible things I think I could have changed, adjusted from a leadership perspective”. The two boys are fixtures at Cleveland games and in their dad’s Twitter feed, often wearing something from Nike’s LeBron collection.
The World Team roster consists of guard/forward combos Bojan Bogdanovic (Nets), Clint Capela (Rockets), Andrew Wiggins (Timberwolves) and Mario Hezonja (Magic); guards Emmanuel Mudiay (Nuggets) and Raul Neto (Jazz); forward/center combos Kristaps Porzingis (Knicks) and Dwight Powell (Mavericks); forward Trey Lyles (Jazz); and center Nikola Jokic (Nuggets). Maybe someday they’ll join a line of kids who have followed their National Basketball Association dads into a life of professional ball. “I’m trying to keep the classic look of a basketball uniform that we all know and love”. The designs at the start of this period were fairly tame, but the uniforms got increasingly adventurous as the years went on. “That was the kids’ time and we had some fantastic competitions”.
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“I was there sitting next to Allen Iverson’s mother, and wow, was she was a lot of fun, taking care of all the kids, giving us signed photos of her son”, said Stockton. “Everywhere we go in Canada, it’s ‘We the North.’ We’ve got to appreciate that when we’ve got something like that going on”. The game between the United States team and the World Team will tip off at 0200 GMT. “Everyone wanted to see how we compared to our dads”.
James has been criticized for what many presume to be his role in Blatt’s dismissal, and the four-time MVP says he isn’t letting that perception bother him. He finds his 6-foot-9 father there shooting threes.
Want see more? Here’s some video footage from that game.
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“I can’t believe I’m still playing”, Bryant said. “I hope I’m gonna be as tall as my dad some day”.
