Intro

Performance of the Week

All-Star Weekend Recap and Ratings

The Future of the Dunk Contest

Three-Point Contest Highlights

Mid-Season Team Surprises

Top 5 Point Guards in the NBA

NBA Hall of Fame Discussion

The 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend drew its highest ratings in over a decade, but was the product actually better?

We evaluate the entire weekend, including whether Sunday night’s All-Star Game felt more competitive and whether the format changes made a difference. With the second half of the season underway, we also assess the biggest surprises so far and predict which teams could struggle down the stretch.

The episode concludes our positional rankings with our top five point guards in the NBA, followed by a discussion on the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalists, including Blake Griffin, Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Amar’e Stoudemire, Mike D’Antoni, and Doc Rivers.

Topics include:


NBA All-Star Weekend review


Competitive level of the All-Star Game


First-half team surprises and second-half predictions


Top five point guards in the NBA


Hall of Fame finalists debate

The 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend drew its highest ratings in over a decade, but was the product actually better?
We evaluate the entire weekend, including whether Sunday night&rsquo;s All-Star Game felt more competitive and whether the format changes made a difference. With the second half of the season underway, we also assess the biggest surprises so far and predict which teams could struggle down the stretch.
The episode concludes our positional rankings with our top five point guards in the NBA, followed by a discussion on the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalists, including Blake Griffin, Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Amar&rsquo;e Stoudemire, Mike D&rsquo;Antoni, and Doc Rivers.
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This is the place where sports opinions collide. Each Tuesday, Nick, Spike, Shelton J, Feefo, and Kennith B. Inge discuss the latest and hottest topics in sports.

Dead End Sports is a Dead End Media Group production.

Dead End Sports

This is the place where sports opinions collide. Each Tuesday, Nick, Spike, Shelton J, Feefo, and Kennith B. Inge discuss the latest and hottest topics in sports.

Dead End Sports is a Dead End Media Group production.

NBA All-Star Weekend Reactions, Surprise Teams, Top 5 Point Guards, Hall of Fame Debate

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