Isaiah Rider is peeved he was never an NBA All-Star.
He mentions names: Michael Finley, Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, Kobe Bryant, Latrell Sprewell.
Fans voted Kobe into the 1998 game, when Isaiah averaged 20 a game and no defense for a very good Portland Trail Blazers team. Michael Finley wasn’t even in Rider’s conference at the time of his All-Star appearance.
Eddie Jones (17 points per game) made All-Star in 1997 and 1998 for his two-way work, and Nick Van Exel (super fucking cool) made it onto the 1998 All-Star team because he was super fucking cool.
Latrell?
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