If anyone was paying attention this weekend to the NBA All-Star game, bless your heart. But that’s not the point of this article. As much as I would love to bash a little bit (or a lot) on the NBA, I’ll save that for another day when someone does something stupid. So look for that next week.
What I’m talking about is what happened in the final seconds of the game that just proved Michael Jordan still knows best, even if his Charlotte Bobcats aren’t the best.
Late last week, Jordan publically stated he would take 17-year veteran Kobe Bryant over the Miami Heat’s LeBron James, saying Kobe’s five championship rings with the Los Angeles Lakers tops LeBron’s one “every time.”
“Five beats one every time I look at it,” the six-time NBA Champion with the Chicago Bulls told ESPN last week. “And not that [James] won’t get five. He may get more than that, but five is bigger than one.”
Yes Michael, five is bigger than one. Always has been and always will be. That’s also not the point. Sorry, Michael.
The point is, late in the 2013 NBA All-Star game, Bryant proved Jordan right.
With 2:40 left in the game and James’ East team trailing by eight, “The King” was rejected by Bryant, leading to a dunk from Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder to put the West up by 10.
Down the stretch, it was déjà vu all over again. Bryant blocked James. In a game of no defense and ridiculously street ball style offense, Bryant sent a message. The five-time NBA Champion backed the six-time champ.
Other than that, the NBA All-Star Game had nothing to offer. So much so that I didn’t even know it was on. The Slam Dunk contest was filled with a bunch of bench players, save Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets. All-Star weekend offered nothing this season, much like seasons past. The only thing it established: Michael Jordan is not over the hill. While his team might play like it at times, Michael still knows best.