The NBA just can't settle on an All-Star format. The Elam Ending came and went. The East vs. West format has been axed twice now with a player draft held in between those two runs. This season, the NBA tried something new.

Star format in an effort to revive the once-celebrated weekend that's devolved into the subject of ridicule.  February's iteration may have been its worst effort yet. A four-team tournament that featured one team comprised of non All-Stars and a championship game featuring lengthy breaks in action and an unwelcome deluge of comedian Kevin Hart was met with widespread criticism.

In a controversial move that may have just doubled as a scathing indictment of how he felt about the game, Los Angeles Lakers superstar power forward LeBron James revealed during All-Star Weekend that he would sit out the game and avoid his press obligations as he dealt with an injury.