Tag: 2020 All Star Weekend

The NBA’s All-Star teams will wear Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s numbers

This is a great move by the NBA.

All week, the entire basketball world has been all about honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Bryant, after their tragic passing.

That’s going to continue at the NBA’s All-Star game. The league introduced one initiative yesterday when they announced the game’s new format will have an Elam Ending, which includes a nod to Bryant’s final NBA number, 24.

Not only will Bryant’s number determine the final score, but the two teams that will face each other in the game are going to wear Kobe’s number 24 and Gianna’s number 2 in the actual All-Star game.

Team LeBron is suiting up in Gianna’s No. 2 and Team Giannis is wearing Kobe’s No. 24.

I don’t know about the whole Elam Ending thing — I’m still doing the math on that one a day later. But this latest decision is perfect.

Fans were suggesting that the league have the teams wear 8 and 24 to honor Kobe, but the league did one better by honoring Gianna with number 2.

This is an absolute slam dunk. Good on the league for figuring it out.

[vertical-gallery id=891090]

NBA All-Star Weekend: Derrick Jones Jr. is returning to the Dunk Contest

Oh, we’re in for a treat.

This year’s dunk contest has a chance to be a really good one.

Obviously, we’re missing some pretty key names in the contest. We don’t have the exact names we want in there this year. It doesn’t look like Zion Williamson will participate and Ja Morant has already told us that he’s out of the running. But what we’ve got so far is pretty good.

Count Derrick Jones Jr. in as one of the participants, according to a report from The Athletic. He’ll join Dwight Howard as one of the two participants who have announced they’ll be participating in this year’s contest so far.

While Jones isn’t a big name as far as star power, he more than holds his own as a dunker.

He participated in the 2017 Dunk Contest that Glenn Robinson, III won. Yeah, Jones took an L. But looking back, I have no idea how he lost. Just take a look at these.

If his 2020 showing is anything like 2017, we’re in for a show.

[jwplayer uQxzB32J-q2aasYxh]