The All-Star game festivities began with a Cirque du Soleil performance rivaling those seen at the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Backed by led projectors, a befuddled kid watched acrobatics dancing in a symbolic metaphor of Canadian culture. At the close, the wide-eyed boy lifted a glowing orb Tron-style and the crowd lost their marbles. The reaction is likely that of the Toronto crowd watching Kawhi Leonard's performance so far.
After being selected a Western Conference Starters with 782,339 votes, Leonard is currently the highest scorer on the Western conference with 13 points on 6/9 shooting.