NBA All-Star weekend is always a big deal. Regardless of which city it is ultimately held in, it marks a multi-day stretch where the world’s greatest basketball players and America’s thirstiest Instagram groupies unite to make magic happen.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the globe this past year, 2021 is no different.
Against the wishes of some, the NBA moved forward with an All-Star weekend this year. Even though commissioner Adam Silver specifically requested no non-basketball activities take place, Atlanta didn’t listen.
Adam Silver “We don’t want people to gather for events around this All-Star, there will be absolutely no social functions in Atlanta…no parties” pic.twitter.com/ohWAfD4LSo
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) February 18, 2021
“We don’t want people to gather for events around this All-Star, there will be absolutely no social functions in Atlanta…no parties,” he said.
Despite that request, more than two dozen parties featuring some of the biggest names in music were scheduled.
Adam Silver “There will be no parties”
Atlanta: Nearly 2 dozen “All-Star weekend” parties featuring Tory Lanez, Future, Boosie, etc are being promoted in Atlanta before NBA All-star game https://t.co/DiE3m5dFzp https://t.co/3VnNKP4unO pic.twitter.com/GvddnOWmGk
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) February 18, 2021
Atlanta is so buzzing in fact, that hotels were quickly sold out.
That led to a tricky situation where all the groupies who came out to party it up found themselves without a room to call their own.
So what did they do?
They got creative.
Naw they in Atlanta wylin fareal, what this is a Uber Uhaul or a Uhaul Hotel Room? 😭 pic.twitter.com/UdvC6txaRJ
— Dash (IG: QCMedia_) (@JROD813) March 6, 2021
These girls down here in Atlanta for All Star Weekend are sleeping in cars😳
— 👩🏾⚕️ (@Blameitontati) March 6, 2021
No wonder some NBA players are so angry that they didn’t get the call-up to the All-Star Game. Hideous jerseys notwithstanding, All-Star weekend looks like a lot of fun.
Klay knows how to do Valentine’s Day right. https://t.co/Gxt1gRLTX2
— Game 7 (@game7__) February 15, 2021
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A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
