The 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend is almost upon us. While not everyone is a fan of the midseason classic, I've always enjoyed watching the pickup atmosphere of the Rising Stars game (in all its various formats), the drama of the Three-Point Shootout, the creativity of the Slam Dunk Contest, and the stars going head to head in the All-Star Game itself (though it's sadly no longer as competitive as it used to be). I know that I'm not alone in my enjoyment of the All-Star Weekend's main attractions, and for many years, a lot of us wished that those events were playable in basketball video games. Then, along came NBA Live 2005.
In featuring the All-Star Weekend, NBA Live 2005 boasted one of the most significant additions in the history of the series - not to mention basketball gaming in general - and the mode was a lot of fun to play back in the day. It's well worth reminiscing about, so let's take a look back...way back...