Fans are not happy about lack of defense in NBA All-Star Game

By Vincent Frank

·Updated: February 16, 2020

The 2020 NBA All-Star Game started out with a boom. Team LeBron led Team Giannis by the score of 53-41 after the first quarter. You read that right. A total of 94 points in the first 12 minutes.

There were certainly some highlight-reel plays on the offensive end of the court.

Luka Doncic lobs it to Ben Simmons. All-Star Game. pic.twitter.com/CrLUulutnU
— Nick Angstadt (@NickVanExit) February 17, 2020

😤 Ben Simmons on the break!#TeamLeBron 39#TeamGiannis 29

📺: #NBAAllStar on @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/MS1dfc8TxR
— NBA (@NBA) February 17, 2020

However, most of the focus around the NBA world was once again on a lack of defense in the exhibition game.

Fans were not too happy.

Me watching them play no defense https://t.co/CNBDTvyCb0
— 🏓 (@IcyDiggs) February 17, 2020

https://twitter.com/ultraartdeco/status/1229229432335785984?s=20

What exactly is Rudy Gobert gon do tonight? Play defense? 😂
— Leah (@leahlakers) February 16, 2020

To pay homage to Chicago, both All-Star teams are mimicking the Bulls on defense
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 17, 2020

The defense from the jump pic.twitter.com/pP0lAjQ3vz
— The Ringer (@ringer) February 17, 2020

https://twitter.com/ThunderSZN08/status/1229224207093026817?s=20

This man would be playing the best defense in the NBA All-Star game https://t.co/9Io5kNgYJ4
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) February 17, 2020

Watching All-Star Game defense with an Under bet 😅 pic.twitter.com/vUfEu9fkyW
— br_betting (@br_betting) February 17, 2020

Feel free to start playing defense pic.twitter.com/ezpeygFLta
— Stephen A. Smith Burner “Parody” (@TheSASBurner) February 17, 2020