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Come Fan with UsWednesday, July 8, 2026

NBA All-Star Weekend: The Bizarro Olympics

Our own Andrew Sharp is in Dallas tonight to enjoy the NBA’s All-Star Saturday Night. Fortunately for us, he lugged his Twitter machine in there with him, and he’s let plenty of things fly. Most recently:

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When u think about it, the NBA All-Star Game is the opposite of the Winter Olympics in every conceivable way. Apathy and excess, FTW!

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↵On the money, sir. I mean, imagine watching a special-interest puff piece about how Chauncey Billups really likes to shoot threes, or how it has been Gerald Green’s lifelong dream to balance a cupcake on the rim and blow out its candle. While All-Star Weekend is trivial and fun-filled, the Olympics are deadly serious and completely humorless. They both have their place.

↵Anyway, to keep up with Andrew’s All-Star exploits this weekend, check out his tweets.

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