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‘Heat Check’: All-Star Recaps, a Dunk Contest Controversy, and Dame D.O.L.L.A.

Breaking down everything you need to know from NBA All-Star Weekend

By John Gonzalez, Haley O'Shaughnessy, Dan Devine, and Micah Peters
69th NBA All-Star Game Photo by Lampson Yip - Clicks Images/Getty Images


Instant Replay: John Beilein is reportedly not long for the Cavaliers, and we recap the All-Star events from Friday and find out who is the league’s best one-on-one player (03:50).

The Main Event: The skills competition results, the 3-point contest shockers, and Team LeBron taking the All-Star Game by a single free throw (17:58).

Good Call/Bad Call: Honoring Vince Carter, controversial billboards for the Kings, and Bam Adebayo’s strange training drill (38:44).

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