This is beneficial for the league. They need more opposition, more personal grievances, more heartbreak, and fists no longer tightly clenched over victory or defeat. Of course, it's not the ugly scene seen last week at Madison Square Garden, where Oakley was dragged away by security, but real on-court competition.
However, these fights have not reached a higher level.
Marc Stein summarized: "Conflict is fun, but we might never see a confrontation like Frye with MJ in his rookie year again."
That was once a scandal in D.C., then it became NBA history, and now it is an indelible chapter in the Greatest of All Time's career.
The career of the current GOAT started with confronting the former GOAT.
How dramatic is that?
When the stars from both the Eastern and Western conferences took to the court, Yu Fei was naturally lifted up as the moon held aloft by the stars, walking towards the center of the court.
As the host, Anthony Davis was the first to speak.
