NBA All-Star Weekend Recap

This was the weekend of Blake Griffin. He became the first player to compete in the Rookie Challenge, Slam Dunk Challenge and All Star Game. He is also the first one to have an awesome dunk in all three as well. Griffin shined most on Saturday night when he was in the spotlight during the slam dunk challenge. While his first round dunks showed how flexible and athletic his body is, his dunk in the final round which won it for him showed how creative he could be. Jumping over a car with a choir singing in the background is as awesome as it sounds if you haven't seen it. Javale McGee Demar Derozan and Serge Ibaka all showed their talents as well, but noone could outshine the future of the Clippers and the NBA, Blake Griffin.

Yesterday was the all star game and it was disappointing in my opinion. No, not because I did not want the west to win, but because Kobe Bryant was MVP. In my opinion, he was not, but he was definitely the MSP, Most Selfish Player. It was the first time I ever remember seeing someone in the all star game taking shots while being double teamed and taking 24 field goal attempts! I think it was obvious Kobe just wanted to be the MVP and did whatever he could to reach that goal while the rest of the team helped him. 37 points is great, but not when you take more shots then half of the rest of your team combined.

The real MVP in my opinion was Lebron. Its a shame the east did not win because he deserved MVP. It was only the second triple double in all star history and he had 29 points and 12 rebounds with 10 assists. He brought the east back in and did not take every possible shot throughout the game like Kobe. Today, people are talking about how Kobe still has it, well I think he still has something. His selfishness. He cannot be arguing that he only took so many shots because he did not have a good supporting cast, because if his teammates were not good enough for him, who is? Good luck Kobe in the second half, because if you keep on being so selfish, your Lakers will never reach the NBA finals.