For the owners, sponsors and their friends, it was apparently entertaining. For anyone who truly loves the actual game of basketball – definitely not a part of the multi-event circus at New Orleans – the weekend was an embarrassing mess.

The made-for-TV event was moved out of Charlotte because North Carolinians cannot figure out who is supposed to use which bathroom. One thing is for certain, though: the NBA’s 66th all-star game belonged in the crapper.