There was another non-NBA player in tonight's game who had already made a name for himself and drawn plenty of attention.
That was Scottie Henderson, a player from the G League Ignite.
With his explosive style of play, he was one of the leading candidates to go first overall in the next two drafts. So when he took the court that night, he attracted the attention of plenty of scouts.
But he was still young, after all, and didn't get much playing time or many chances to shoot. He finished with just 4 points and 1 rebound—rather unremarkable numbers—and was eliminated in the first round.
In the end, Rick Barry's team won the Rookie Game. Thanks to Cunningham's clutch three-pointer and Little Wagner's game-winning free throws, they edged out Isaiah Thomas's team by one point to claim the night's trophy.
At least the final stretch of the championship game had been somewhat entertaining.
But not by much.
The Rookie Game had stirred up less buzz than the photo of Chen with Justin Bieber that Chen had posted on Instagram~~
The so-called All-Star Game was, in the end, just another networking event in the entertainment world...
The bad news was that another rather dull networking event awaited everyone the following night~~
Though Silver had been racking his brains and working tirelessly to boost ratings for the All-Star events and make the games more exciting,
the results didn't seem very promising.
The next day's three contests failed to make much of a splash, either.
The Greek Freak and his brothers from the Bucks won the Skills Challenge, while Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves took the Three-Point Contest with an impressive 29 points.
As for the Slam Dunk Contest, Obi Toppin, who currently played for the Knicks, won it.
Well, Chen didn't take