On a bizarre night for the NBA and its quest to reinvigorate fan interest in the All-Star Game, the TNT broadcast paused in the middle of the championship game to honor “Inside the NBA” panelists Charles Barkley,

Comedian Kevin Hart, who has previously partnered with the NBA, will serve as the first-ever on-court emcee of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.

Early in the final of the new, competitive NBA All-Star Game, the telecast took an extended timeout to pay tribute to "Inside the NBA." For 20 minutes.

From the format to the broadcast to way too much Kevin Hart, Sunday's NBA All-Star tournament was a resounding dud.

Kevin O'Connor rips apart NBA All-Star Weekend, blasting TNT, Adam Silver, and even LeBron for the chaos. Why did TNT make it about themselves? Why was Steph Curry missing from the 3-point contest in his own city?

If expectations are the root of frustration, anyone who expected the NBA All-Star Game, or the entire weekend for that matter, to be anything other a complete and total waste of everyone's time deserves to be frustrated.

That’s right, it’s time to watch some of the biggest names in the NBA — the superstars and young studs — have a blast playing hoops together. It’s the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, coming to you live from San Francisco.

And that was before TNT essentially eulogized the popular NBA ... many breaks in the action during the revamped 2025 All-Star Game, Kevin Hart appeared at midcourt in San Francisco’s Chase ...

NBA All-Star tournament faced backlash over its new format, excessive non-basketball segments, and Kevin Hart’s presence.