The NBA All Star game seems to have controversy every single. Whether it is over a starter or a reserve player. So far it seems that the controversy lies within the tallest player in the recent past, Yao Ming.
Yao Ming was selected this past week to his 8th all star game, all as a member of the Houston Rockets. This season the Rockets kept him below 24 minutes and not play him on the second night of back to backs. In December it was found that Ming had a stress fracture in his left ankle, and again Yao was gone for another season. Yao played in five games and averaged only 18 minutes a night, is that really an all star? No. Is it his fault? No.
The rule in the NBA is that the fans get to vote their favorite all stars to start this glorified pickup game, and then the coaches decided who will be the reserves. The people who vote are not just from the United States but from all over the world, meaning China will obviously vote for their hero Yao Ming. This is not fair to any American player, let alone any American player that plays the Center position in the Western Conference. Andrew Bynum I will skip over because he is injury prone as well, but what about Nene from Denver. Nene is a warrior underneath and one of those guys who gives you his all every night. The reason he is not an all star is because his name.
The NBA, like all other major sports, is a business and you cannot take power away from the fans once given to them. There has to be a way to prevent the injured players to be on these teams. If they are injured and know they will not be able to perform, then they should not even have their name on the ballot. Give the players that have been working hard on the court all year the opportunity to start in the most fun fan friendly game on the NBA calender.
This fans have voted in the following:
Western Conference
C- Yao Ming, HOU
F- Carmelo Anthony, DEN
F-Kevin Durant, OKC
G- Kobe Bryant. LAL
G- Chris Paul, NO
Eastern Conference
C- Dwight Howard, ORL
F- Amare Stoudimere, NYK
F-Lebron James, MIA
G- Derrick Rose, CHI
G-Dwyane Wade, MIA
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