Law Murray

It's like, yeah, you're getting bits and pieces of things. You're getting things taken out. You're not seeing teams clip entire highlights, unless it's the Pacers. The Pacers love doing that stuff. You're not seeing entire possessions and stuff like that. You're not seeing what actually wound up creating advantages all the time. So...

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That's right.

That's right.

All right, we are here live at Chase Center right when the new format of the 2025 All-Star Game has finished up. We're literally on the court so everyone can see. I got Lon Murray here. Known for covering the entire league, but really Clippers, of which there was one represented during the All-Star game. Overall, let's just be real.

All right, we are here live at Chase Center right when the new format of the 2025 All-Star Game has finished up. We're literally on the court so everyone can see. I got Lon Murray here. Known for covering the entire league, but really Clippers, of which there was one represented during the All-Star game. Overall, let's just be real.

All right, we are here live at Chase Center right when the new format of the 2025 All-Star Game has finished up. We're literally on the court so everyone can see. I got Lon Murray here. Known for covering the entire league, but really Clippers, of which there was one represented during the All-Star game. Overall, let's just be real.

What were your expectations while coming into this All-Star game?

What were your expectations while coming into this All-Star game?

What were your expectations while coming into this All-Star game?

Like, I feel like I heard Steph say that when he talked to Kyrie Irving, when they were coming into this, like, hey, are we going to ball? Are we going to play ball? Like, are we actually going to compete? And they're like, yeah. And so you saw aspects of Kyrie. You saw Steph MVP of the game, like, turn up a little bit. You saw Dane Lillard getting a tie up, get a jump ball even.

Like, I feel like I heard Steph say that when he talked to Kyrie Irving, when they were coming into this, like, hey, are we going to ball? Are we going to play ball? Like, are we actually going to compete? And they're like, yeah. And so you saw aspects of Kyrie. You saw Steph MVP of the game, like, turn up a little bit. You saw Dane Lillard getting a tie up, get a jump ball even.

Like, I feel like I heard Steph say that when he talked to Kyrie Irving, when they were coming into this, like, hey, are we going to ball? Are we going to play ball? Like, are we actually going to compete? And they're like, yeah. And so you saw aspects of Kyrie. You saw Steph MVP of the game, like, turn up a little bit. You saw Dane Lillard getting a tie up, get a jump ball even.

So it's like, all right, a little bit of competition here, particularly when the young guys were going with the old guys. But overall... it still felt a little dead in here. What was the atmosphere like to you?

So it's like, all right, a little bit of competition here, particularly when the young guys were going with the old guys. But overall... it still felt a little dead in here. What was the atmosphere like to you?

So it's like, all right, a little bit of competition here, particularly when the young guys were going with the old guys. But overall... it still felt a little dead in here. What was the atmosphere like to you?

They were having to be really patient and keep the energy up. And I think that was one of the negatives of this game was that there was a lot of production on TV that we didn't get to experience in the arena that didn't meet the hype of what people, I think, experience outside. So I did hear that a lot of people enjoyed the actual production of the game. I'm glad for them.