The NBA has for years tweaked and tinkered with its All-Star format in an effort to revive the once-celebrated weekend that's devolved into the subject of ridicule.
February's iteration may have been its worst effort yet. A four-team tournament that featured one team comprised of non All-Stars and a championship game featuring lengthy breaks in action and an unwelcome deluge of comedian Kevin Hart was met with widespread criticism.
Add in the competing NHL Four Nation's Face-Off that that was a resounding success by comparison, and it's fair to say that the NBA's All-Star weekend was a failure.