When the 61st annual all-star game is played on Sunday, it’ll have a very unfamiliar feel about it.
For the East, no Kevin Garnett.
Out West, no Tim Duncan.
The future Hall of Famers were not voted in by the fans or the coaches, ending more than a decade in which the two were mainstays during all-star weekend.
If ever there was an indication of how the torch of NBA greats has been passed, this weekend only strengthens that position.
Paul Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki and Kobe Bryant are the only all-stars this weekend having been selected to 10 or more all-star games.
— Reported by A. Sherrod Blakely of CSN New England (Blog)
