Picking the 2025 NBA All-Star Game starters, reserves
NY Post
The NBA has an All-Star Game problem. Despite Adam Silver’s efforts to inject juice into the February showcase — including a format alteration to the 2025 game that is too confusing to attempt to understand before it’s inevitably changed again — there’s little interest in watching teams eschew defense for a series of layup line highlights. That also means the most entertaining part of the NBA All-Star Game is just like the Pro Bowl — debating over who should get a spot.
With fan voting finished Monday and the starters announced Thursday, The Post gives its picks of the 24 All-Stars below (stats are prior to Tuesday’s games):
Stats: 35 GP, 31.5 PPG, 12.0 RPG, 6.0 APG, 60.5 FG%.
Still the best player in the East and the only reason to believe the Bucks can make noise in the playoffs. A lock for his ninth All-Star selection.
This is the Knicks right now. This is the team. These are the players. This is reality, for now and for at least a couple of weeks as Jalen Brunson’s right ankle continues to be safeguarded in a walking boot. The Knicks are taking the long view with Brunson, as they should. He’s done some light shooting. He still needs heavy healing.
It will be understandable if Giants fans fear the worst after seeing on Monday that edge rusher Azeez Ojulari will now be rushing the passer for the Eagles.
How long is too long?
Special teams has been a key differentiator for the Rangers over the last few years, in which their power play in particular has almost always given them the upper hand over most opponents.
TAMPA — The five stages of Yankees grief:
Joey Bosa yearns for a championship to be part of his next era in Buffalo.
Bronny James was mouthing off to fans while his father wasn’t around.
It is March. That means there is Madness (more on that later), and that means there is reason for hope within every baseball club.
A tumultuous road trip ended Saturday night with Karl-Anthony Towns bolting to the locker room while his teammates were on camera hugging Draymond Green.
The Bengals have come to agreements on contract extensions with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, keeping the wide receiver duo in Cincinnati for the next four years.
Former Ranger Filip Chytil is in concussion protocol after he took an ugly hit on Saturday night from Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson.
The goal is to earn Super Bowl rings and the Jets added three of them on Sunday with the signing of defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi.