With the arrival of All-Star Weekend comes a plethora of activity for those honored to receive the coveted invite, and only a fraction of that actually takes place on the court.
After arriving in New Orleans on Thursday, the Warriors’ All-Star contingent, including Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, continued their media tour with more interviews and addressed important topics such as All-Star Game strategy and Three-Point Contest predictions.
After taking care of their media responsibilities, the Dubs took part in the 10th anniversary of the NBA Cares Day of Service at a New Orleans elementary school.
And later, some on-the-court work was done with Draymond Green taking on coaching duties in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. One of the players involved was none other than former Warriors guard Baron Davis.
Draymond’s squad took the L in the not-so competitive event, but the top highlight of the game had to be Jarrius Robertson. The 14-year-old kid from the New Orleans area is battling a chronic liver disease, and he checked into the game late in the fourth quarter and scored a basket on his very first, and only, shot attempt. Read more on Jarrius’ story here.
The Rising Stars Challenge also took place on Friday, which pitted 10 first- and second-year NBA players from the U.S. against 10 first- and second-year players from around the world. Warriors Assistant Coach Mike Brown coached the World Team.