>>149469759
>>betrays his team to ring chase
wasn't even the first, that was shaq
>>leading to people and players not giving a flying fuck about the regular season
nope, that was pop and the spurs making "load management" a thing
also underdogs like the heat making the finals and overperformers like the 15 hawks, 2021 jazz, and now 24 cavs made people think seeding is irrelevant
>>drops out of the dunk contest when it used to be a contest for the most athletic superstar
>>because ring chasing was more important, now no one gives a fuck about the dunk contest anymore
this is just a load of bullshit, the dunk contest was always literal whos with maybe an athletic name, hell it was so bad they cancelled it in 98
even the only one kobe did as a rookie was considered one of the worst contests ever