NBA All-Star Weekend: A Tradition Unlike Any Other

I'm currently watching the NBA Legends All-Star Brunch and the honoring of Tracy McGrady, Steve Nash, Oscar Robertson, and others for not only their great NBA careers, but their accomplishments away from the court. It's humbling and awesome. I love NBA All-Star weekend. The dunk contest, 3 point shootout, skills competition, and the Young Stars game. It makes an EVENT out of All-star weekend. Over 150 legends come back to be a part of the weekend, and that's what I want to highlight. The unity and ties between the pioneers of the game and the current players in so special. The respect and honor they are given is so well deserved and I feel lacking in other major sports. Hearing Oscar Robertson briefly touch on the the struggles of the early NBA and the efforts made to increase pay to players during the ABA/NBA merger was excellent. They have so much fun during the weekend, but also share in the rich history of the game. I'm a big fan of the NBA and keep trying to push people to watch the regular season because the game features the best talent on the planet. The game is much different than the early 2000's game that saw a lot of people turned off. Give it another chance! I know college basketball is special, but the NBA deserves to be noticed for being the superior game.