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2 weeks ago – via Morse Diggs @ Fox 5 Atlanta

City of Atlanta council member Andre Dickens said his concern will be the crowds drawn to Atlanta, no matter of the NBA league restrictions for players. “We know Atlanta has the reputation as the place to come and party,” Dickens said. “They will come, pack the clubs and they may or may not be wearing masks.” Dickens said if the mayor’s administration had alerted council beforehand, “I would have said it’s not a smart idea”.

1 month ago – via Twitter TheSteinLine

All-Star voting to be instituted this season even without a game

Marc Stein: The NBA will institute All~Star voting this season with or without a game, sources say Proposals for staging an actual All-Star game include holding it on an HBCU campus in the Atlanta area in the March 6-7 range

2 months ago – via Twitter AdamSpolane

2021 All Star Game not officially cancelled

Adam Spolane: Adam Silver just said on TNT that the NBA hasn’t officially cancelled the 2021 All Star Game. They have cancelled the game in Indianapolis on the date it was scheduled for, but that doesn’t mean the All Star Game won’t be played

1 year ago – via Twitter melissarohlin

Melissa Rohlin: Common’s tribute to Chicago and the NBA greats is A+. “On the court you’re an artist, you can be to the sport what Dr King was to marches.”

2 years ago – via WCNC.com

Charlotte is one month away from one of the biggest events ever staged in the city. The NBA All-Star Game weekend begins February 15 and will draw thousands of people to uptown. Just up the street from the Spectrum Center where the game will be played is the Epicentre, where police responded to two incidents last weekend. One involved a guard who said a man pointed a gun at him, and the other involved an assault.

2 years ago – via WCNC.com

With the big game a month away, NBC Charlotte did a crime map check and found over the last month there have been 168 reports of crime in a half-mile radius around the Spectrum Center. The reported crimes include larceny, assaults, and disturbing the peace.

3 years ago – via NBC Sports

ESPN’s Rachel Nichols reported that the league is leaning towards not putting the All-Star draft on TV and soon after LeBron James voiced his disagreement with that idea. “We’re all grown men,” James told Cleveland.com. “It doesn’t stop your paycheck from coming.”

3 years ago – via NBC Sports

Count Wizards guard John Wall among those who would like to see it and be a part of it. “I think it should be televised,” he said on NBC Sports Washington’s Wizards Tipoff podcast. “If you made the All-Star Game, it should be televised who is going to be on what team. I don’t think you should call them and then wait until everybody sees who will be an All-Star. They should let it be known. We’re grown men, like [LeBron] said. If they ain’t pick you, they ain’t pick you.”

4 years ago – via Twitter Scott_Souza

Scott Souza: #Celtics rookie Jaylen Brown said still hasn’t made decision on Slam Dunk contest. Said yesterday probably would need to this weekend.