All Star Game just became so gimmicky as to be unwatchable.
JUST?
It's been unwatchable for a good 15-20 years
THIS. It used to be fun to root for the Eastern Conference. It was the only time I would cheer for Isaiah Thomas.
Gentlemen, the game has been unwatchable for years. But, the game itself(not the day before gimmicky competitions they have but the actual ASG), really only got gimmicked for the first time last year so, yes, it did JUST become "so gimmicky" or "too gimmicky" because they gimmicked it up even more.
I always kinda liked watching the Stars play with and against each other. Then the dunk contest and three point contest and the future stars games and horse games and agility contests and celebrity pro games got added. And then the players stopped trying to make the ASG itself appear like a competition at all. So they went with last year's crap idea and made it off the charts worse with this idea.
Hate it all. Just schedule a week's vacation for every player in the league and leave it at that. No one wants to do anything on All-Star weekend because they want to rest up and not get hurt? Great. Get rid of the game and give everyone 7-10 days off
But that won't happen because....MONEY!!!!!!