It’s time for the center jump — or to be more accurate, because the 65th NBA All-Star Game is being played in Toronto, the centre jump — for Sunday’s annual showdown between the East and West.
But here’s the problem: There are no centers among the Eastern Conference’s starters, as fans voted in a starting front line of three small forwards, LeBron James, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony. It doesn’t get any better in the West, where they somehow did the same with Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard.
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Clearly, this isn’t like last year’s All-Star Game in New York, when there were two bona fide bigs to handle the opening tip.