
ATLANTA - JULY 17: Atlanta skyline at night as photographed from the 18th Street bridge on July 17, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
Having the NBA All-Star weekend in Atlanta was probably not the best idea.
Last week, NBA commissioner Adam Silver assured people that fans would be deterred from going to Atlanta because there would be no official events being hosted by the league in the surrounding area.
Adam Silver "We don't want people to gather for events around this All-Star, there will be absolutely no social functions in Atlanta…no parties" pic.twitter.com/ohWAfD4LSo
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) February 18, 2021
“We don’t want people to gather for events around this All-Star. There will be absolutely no social functions in Atlanta. No ticketed events. No parties. It is a made-for television event at this point, and it’s largely in Atlanta because that’s where Turner Sports is located who will host this event … that’s why we are there, so we agree with the mayor.”
Unfortunately, club promoters have been promoting All-Star weekend parties for weeks and the city is already packed with people.
Adam Silver "There will be no parties"
Atlanta: Nearly 2 dozen "All-Star weekend" parties featuring Tory Lanez, Future, Boosie, etc are being promoted in Atlanta before NBA All-star game https://t.co/DiE3m5dFzp https://t.co/3VnNKP4unO pic.twitter.com/GvddnOWmGk
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) February 18, 2021
The NBA has sent out roughly 200 letters with cease-and-desist orders to various party promoters in the Atlanta area that have used the league’s All-Star logo and event name in connection with unaffiliated events scheduled this weekend, league spokesman tells @NYTSports
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) March 6, 2021
According to people on Twitter, Instagram models have been spotted sleeping in cars and Uhaul vans because hotels are full.
These girls down here in Atlanta for All Star Weekend are sleeping in cars😳
— 👩🏾⚕️ (@Blameitontati) March 6, 2021
https://twitter.com/JROD813/status/1368302054071021574
https://twitter.com/GloUpElite/status/1368608019270037506
“We in a Uhaul in this bitch” Atlanta All-Star weekend is different https://t.co/TrobI9cxTk https://t.co/zilMMN8hJg
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 7, 2021