‘That’s a Complete Joke’: NBA and NFL Fans Tear Down Pro Bowl After NBA All-Star Game Steals the Spotlight This Weekend
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The NFL Pro Bowl game has become one of the most hated nights by football fans. Back in the day, this All-Star game used to mean something. But now it is seen as a night off by the players. The fans despise the game altogether.
The NBA All-Star game is celebrated like a festival. There are events leading up to the game all week long. It has become an important date in the sporting calendar. Unlike the NFL Pro Bowl, the fans are actually hyped for the All-Star game every year. And this hype only seems to get bigger and bigger every season.
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The failure of the NFL Pro Bowl
The main thing that hurts the NFL Pro Bowl is the lack of effort and enthusiasm of the players. The league selects the best of the best to participate in the game every year. Theoretically, it should be the biggest game of the year after the Super Bowl.
But unfortunately, the game has lost its charm over the years. It has become the shadow of its former self. The players treat it like a walkthrough. They see it as nothing more than an exhibition match between the AFC and NFC.
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The other factor hurting the reputation of the game is the number of players that just opt out. This season alone 21 Pro Bowl were replaced. Some were playing in the Super Bowl in the following week. Some players walked away due to injuries. And many just did not care enough to participate. When you combine the lack of effort with minimum star power, the fans don’t see a good reason to tune in.
NBA All-Star game is still one of the biggest nights in basketball
In comparison to the NFL Pro Bowl, the NBA players are excited about the All-Star game. Not many see a reason to opt out. They even have a celebrity version of the game. The star power is off the roof.
Lmao Andrus Peat and amarshon Lattimore in the Pro Bowl that’s a complete joke
— Rohan (@DirtyBirdz11) December 22, 2020
I hope the @NFL was watching how the @NBA runs an All Star Weekend cause I CANNOT watch another 2hand touch Pro Bowl game
— Shawn Pettigrew (@Big_Hershey717) February 21, 2022
NBA or MLB
NFL pro bowl is trash
— InHurtsWeTrust(rip) (@PhillyGuy__) February 21, 2022
I wonder how the @NFL #ProBowl would go, if they offered #NBA style, $100,000.00 per QUARTER for the team leading at the time?
Or if the Pro Bowl was draft-eligible players vs the pros?— Dennis Leviticus, King of Dumbrepliesia (@DennisLeviticus) February 21, 2022
Reminder that the Pro Bowl is by far the worst All-Star game pic.twitter.com/8W0xOT6LxY
— PointsBet Sportsbook (@PointsBetUSA) February 19, 2022
The NFL Pro Bowl had their worst TV ratings in 16 YEARS!
— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) February 16, 2022
NBA All-Star game >>>>> NFL Pro Bowl
They actually compete against each other 🤷🏾♂️— 𝑶𝒏𝒆𝒐𝒇𝑶𝒏𝒆 ✌🏾 (@RoyceRoycew92) February 21, 2022
Every honest sports fan will agree: the NFL Pro Bowl is garbage and the NBA All-Star Game is golden. What a spectacular ending! #NBA75
— Roger DeBlanck (@RogerDeBlanck) February 21, 2022
After last nights NBA All Star game the Pro Bowl has to be done! Absolutely 0 need for the Pro Bowl or any type of all star game in the NFL!
— Rob Gilkey (@RobGilkeyM1) February 21, 2022
Hot Take: Regular season: NFL > NBA
Playoffs: NFL > NBA
All Star/Pro Bowl: NBA > NFL— ً (@BurnerClarkson) February 20, 2022
I think it’d be dope if the NFL pro bowl implemented the same thing as NBA all star game! 2 charities will be awarded 100k each quarter based off who wins the quarter
— Tyler Lockett (@TDLockett12) February 21, 2022
I'm the biggest NFL fan but watching the NBA tonight and the past Pro Bowl. Nothing compares to the MLB All Star Game. They play Defense and it's more entertaining.
— Pete Alonso (@PeteAlonso2) February 21, 2022
NBA ALL STAR GAME >>> NFL PRO BOWL
— Jaron 🌹 (@_JayOfficial5) February 21, 2022
NBA All-Star Game was Amazing ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️Take notes NFL Pro Bowl
— Laidback47 (@RodneyAllenHar1) February 21, 2022
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The @NFL should take a page from the @NBA book on how to run an all star/pro bowl weekend and game…100x more into and impressed by the NBAs weekend than pro bowl weekend.
— Gina Ferrentino (@ginaferrentino) February 20, 2022
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The NBA All-Star game also faces some criticism for not being as fierce as a regular-season game. But it is still the night the fans and the players look out for. The kind of attention the NBA All-Star game gets has become unreachable for the NFL Pro Bowl. Which All-Star game do you look forward to each year?
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