The Golden State Warriors are hosting the 2025 All-Star Game at the Chase Center, an annual celebration of basketball, dunks, overly long player introductions, logo three-point attempts, terrible uniforms, alley-oops, passes off the backboard to yourself, and Damian Lillard trying way too hard for an MVP trophy.
But we’re going to focus on All-Star Saturday, where some of the events have grown stale, and only the Three-Point Contest reliably delivers excitement. Here are some possibilities for refreshing the NBA’s big night.
Dunk Contests
The Slam Dunk Contest is perfectly fine. Some years are better than others, and it’s rare that stars participate, mainly because people love complaining about the dunk contest more than they like actually watching it.