Here are the Best Tweets About Sting’s Selection to Headline NBA All Star Game Halftime Show
The NBA is doing something pretty cool this year–they’re bringing the All Star Game to Toronto for the first time ever. In fact, this is the first ASG held in Canada (it never made it to Vancouver while the Grizzlies were there) and in classic NBA fashion, they have ruined the cool thing with a very uncool thing.
The league announced today that 64-year old Sting will headline the All Star Game halftime show of a league hellbent on winning over the young people. Seems like a swell idea, Commissioner Ster—Silver. There are a few odd components to this complete and utter lack of awareness by the league. Mostly though, they passed up an opportunity to have a popular, younger Canadian artist (Drake is a HUGE Raptors fan…) headline the show and instead went with the irrelevant Brit who hasn’t put out anything compelling in a decade.
Naturally, Twitter got the jokes off 140 characters at a time. First though, let’s go live to Toronto where Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan and coach Dwane Casey share their favorite Sting tracks. Spoiler alert: They don’t have any.
And now for some of my favorite tweets.
I got a copy of Sting’s playlist for the eight of you familiar with his music: pic.twitter.com/njwaVxJJOd
— Andrew Ungvari (@DrewUnga) January 28, 2016
Sting makes sense because it’s only a short trip from him down to Toronto from Castle Black pic.twitter.com/RpPLqpzxxy
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) January 28, 2016
Really @Toronto2016? Sting? What were your backup options, Cher and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra? How about some TORONTO talent!
— Rob Ford (@TorontoRobFord) January 28, 2016
If Sting brings that bullshit lute to the @AllStarGame, I hope someone throws a basketball at his face.
— Zach Bussey (@zachbussey) January 28, 2016
I wish Blake Griffin would punch the guy responsible for booking Sting
— B (@BWare_LaFlare) January 28, 2016
I can’t imagine how many artists turned down the NBA All-Star Game before they were just like “Fuck it, we’ll get Sting.”
— Matthew Schubert (@mattschubert) January 28, 2016
Wait who is sting? Lmao
— alex (@_alexvii) January 28, 2016
I like Sting but unless he does a medley of Walking on Moon, DeDoDoDo and DontStandSoClose feat. @Drake i’ll pass https://t.co/6LbDPxo332
— James (@JamesD_TO) January 28, 2016
And a BUNCH of you all would rather have Sting the wrestler perform.
Then again Sting and Robocop would tear it down at the NBA All-Star game pic.twitter.com/ZOHvrUCqVg
— Thomas George Plymin (@TGPlymin) January 28, 2016
1st thing I thought of when they said Sting at the all-star game. pic.twitter.com/eIsNt7kCi6
— Bud Lane (@bud22089) January 28, 2016
I’d be more excited if it were Sting, the wrestler who performed at The All Star Game
— Eits (@Eitan_Palaria) January 28, 2016
@Jon__Reed the Wrestler Sting would probably be a better halftime performance.
— Donaven (@DonavenCook) January 28, 2016
@CDCarter13 I’d be more excited if it were Sting, the wrestler.
— Donnybasbl (@donnybasbl18) January 28, 2016