Who's the NBA's All-Star Game GOAT?
As we celebrate the league's 75th anniversary season during All-Star Weekend in Cleveland -- albeit just the 71st All-Star Game, because it wasn't inaugurated until 1951 or played after the lockout in 1998-99 -- this feels like an appropriate time to look back on All-Star history, too.
Although there's certainly overlap between the NBA's greatest players and the top All-Star performers, some players have tended to take the All-Star Game more seriously than others. Or perhaps in the modern era they're just better at conserving energy through the parties and media obligations that come with a modern All-Star Weekend. So let's take a look at who's done that the best over their careers.
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"Which player has had the best career in terms of All-Star Games?"
-- James
I think there are seven players (listed below in alphabetical order) who can make a case for All-Star Game GOAT.