A CNN article written by David Aldridge mentioned how Michael Wilbon compared the NBA All-Star Weekend to a Thanksgiving for African Americans (http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-18/opinion/nba.allstar.black.thanksgiving_1_nba-all-star-weekend-clippers-blake-griffin-culture?_s=PM:OPINION). Aldridge discusses how the predominantly black NBA strongly connects with African American culture. This may be true, but how does that make the All-Star Weekend like Thanksgiving? I am not an avid fan of the NBA, but I was under the assumption that nobody really cares about the NBA All-Star Weekend. The actual All-Star game is pretty much a joke. I mean the final score of this year’s contest was 148-143…
The parts of this year’s All-Star Weekend that received the most hype were Blake Griffin jumping over a car (JaVale McGee should have won) and Justin Bieber winning MVP of the celebrity game. Thanksgiving is about reflecting on what you are thankful for. Do African Americans really gather around over the NBA All-Star Weekend to think about what they are thankful for? I may be wrong, but for Aldridge and Wilbon to refer the All-Star Weekend as a national holiday seems a bit far fetched and simply inane.
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