Puka Nacua will participate in both the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game and main game on Sunday, February 18th at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The celebrity game takes place on Friday night and features other notable NFL participants such as Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, and Kansas City Chiefs receiver Mecole Hardman.
The NBA All-Star Game is a highly anticipated event that brings together the best players in the league. This year, Puka Nacua will be participating in both the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game and the main game on Sunday, February 18th at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The celebrity game takes place on Friday night and features other notable NFL participants such as Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, and Kansas City Chiefs receiver Mecole Hardman.
The NBA All-Star Game will be broadcast live on TNT starting at 8:00 p.m ET/5:00 pm PT with the NBA Three-Point Contest and NBA Slam Dunk Contest also taking place on Saturday, February 17th. Cord-cutters can watch the game through any live TV streaming service that carries TNT such as DirecTV Stream or Hulu Live TV and Sling Orange Blue.
DirecTV Stream offers TNT in all of their packages with prices starting at $69.99 per month for the entry-level Entertainment tier, which includes more than 75 channels such as AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN and FX.
If you want to watch the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday night at 7:00 p.m ET/4:00 pm PT it will be available to stream on ESPN or DirecTV Stream.
Puka Nacua will participate in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
Nacua was once a talented point guard at Orem High
He enjoyed a record-shattering debut campaign in Los Angeles this past NFL season
Other notable NFL participants include Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and Kansas City Chiefs receiver Mecole Hardman
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Nacua wanted to play in the game and McAfee helped get him added
Shannon Sharpe is coaching Team Shannon which includes Nacua
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that Puka Nacua will participate in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game when there is no evidence to suggest this. Secondly, it quotes Pat McAfee as saying he lobbied for Nacua's inclusion in the game despite not providing any context or proof of such an effort. Lastly, it mentions that Puka Nacua was once a talented point guard at Orem High but does not provide any information on his basketball career beyond this.
The article quotes Pat McAfee as saying he lobbied for Nacua's inclusion in the game despite not providing any context or proof of such an effort. This is another example of deceptive reporting as it presents a statement without supporting evidence.
The article states that Puka Nacua will participate in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game when there is no evidence to suggest this. This is an example of deceptive reporting as it implies something that has not been confirmed or verified.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when it states that ESPN personality Pat McAfee had lobbied the event's leadership to secure a spot in the game for Nacua. Additionally, there is inflammatory rhetoric used by McAfee when he said 'People don't want to play in that game, and he wants to play in it'. The article also contains an example of a dichotomous depiction when it states that Puka Nacua was once a talented point guard at Orem High but is now taking his talents to the basketball court. There are no other fallacies found.
ESPN personality Pat McAfee had lobbied the event's leadership to secure a spot in the game for Puka Nacua
Puka Nacua was once a talented point guard at Orem High but is now taking his talents to the basketball court
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The author has a clear bias towards Puka Nacua's participation in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. The author mentions that Ryan Sun of Associated Press reported on it and also states that ESPN personality Pat McAfee lobbied for Nacua to be included in the game, which shows an ideological bias towards ESPN. Additionally, the author uses language such as 'vocal' and 'exciting young superstars' to depict Puka Nacua in a positive light.
ESPN personality Pat McAfee had lobbied the event's leadership to secure a spot in the game for Nacua, as the former BYU star had been ‘vocal’ about his desire to participate.
Puka Nacua enjoyed a record-shattering debut campaign in Los Angeles this past NFL season, catching 105 passes for 1,486 yards and six touchdowns. He became one of the league's most exciting young superstars in the process.
Ryan Sun of Associated Press reported Friday morning that Los Angeles Rams rookie sensation Puka Nacua (17) will play in Friday night’s NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported.
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Jackson Payne has a conflict of interest on the topic of NBA All-Star Celebrity Game as he is reporting for Deseret.com which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon church) and it's affiliated with the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Deseret.com, a Mormon news outlet, has an exclusive partnership with the NBA to cover all things basketball.
Puka Nacua will participate in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
Nacua was once a talented point guard at Orem High
He enjoyed a record-shattering debut campaign in Los Angeles this past NFL season
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The NBA All-Star Game will take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN on Sunday, Feb. 18 with tip-off at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m PT.
It broadcasts live on TNT (simulcast on TBS, altcast on truTV), as well as live-streaming at the same time on Max.
Cord-cutters can watch the game with any live TV streaming service that carries TNT (and partner networks)
DirecTV Stream offers TNT in all of their packages with prices starting at $69.99 per month for the entry-level Entertainment tier, which includes more than 75 channels such as AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN and FX.
The NBA All-Star Game is available to stream on Max., which starts at $9.99/Month for the ad-supported plan and grants you access to most of the events during NBA All-Star Game Weekend such as the NBA Three-Point Contest and NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
If you want Max with no ads for its originals and catalog library, it offers an ad-free plan for $15.99/Month or go ad-free with 4K Ultra HD picture quality for $19.99/Month
DirecTV Stream and Max are the best ways to watch the game online without cable.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that cord-cutters can watch the game with any live TV streaming service that carries TNT (and partner networks), but they do not mention all of these services. They only name three: DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV and Sling Orange + Blue. This is a lie by omission as there are other live TV streaming services that carry TNT such as FuboTV, YouTube TV and Philo.
The article states 'DirecTV Stream offers TNT in all of their packages with prices starting at $69.99 per month for the entry-level Entertainment tier.' but they do not mention that DirecTV Stream also has other tiers such as Premium and Ultimate which have higher prices.
The article states 'cord-cutters can watch the game with any live TV streaming service that carries TNT (and partner networks)', but they do not mention all of these services. They only name three: DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV and Sling Orange + Blue.
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The article contains several fallacies. Firstly, the author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the NBA All-Star Game has 'the best of the best players in the NBA'. This is not a fact and can be subjective. Secondly, there are multiple examples of inflammatory rhetoric used throughout the article such as 'best ways to watch' which implies that other options do not exist or are inferior. Thirdly, there is an example of a dichotomous depiction when stating that cord-cutters can only watch the game with live TV streaming services that carry TNT (and partner networks). This creates a false sense of limited options and ignores other providers who may also offer TNT as part of their package. Lastly, there is an example of inflammatory rhetoric when stating that Max.'s ad-free plan costs $15.99/Month which can be perceived as expensive.
The NBA All-Star Game has the best of the best players in the NBA
best ways to watch
cord-cutters can only watch the game with live TV streaming services that carry TNT (and partner networks)
$15.99/Month for Max's ad-free plan
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The article contains a monetary bias as it mentions the price of DirecTV Stream and Max. It also has an ideological bias by promoting cord-cutting as the best way to watch the game online without cable.
DirecTV Stream offers TNT in all of their packages with prices starting at $69.99 per month for the entry-level Entertainment tier. It includes more than 75 channels, such as AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN, FX,
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Rudie Obias has conflicts of interest on the topics of NBA All-Star Game and NBA. He mentions TNT, TBS, Sling Orange Blue., DirecTV Stream, Hulu and AMC in his article which are all streaming services that may have a financial stake in the success of the NBA All-Star Game.
Puka Nacua is playing in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game tonight
Nacua wanted to play in the game and McAfee helped get him added
Adam Schefter, C.J. Stroud, Micah Parsons and Mecole Hardman are also participating
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Puka Nacua's desire to play in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game was never officially confirmed. However, this contradicts information provided by Adam Schefter and CJ Stroud on Twitter which confirms that Nacua will be playing in the game. Secondly, while it is stated that Puka Nacua's basketball skills are impressive, there is no evidence to support these claims as they rely solely on his high school statistics.
While it is stated that Puka Nacua's basketball skills are impressive, there is no evidence to support these claims as they rely solely on his high school statistics.
The author states that Puka Nacua's desire to play in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game was never officially confirmed. However, this contradicts information provided by Adam Schefter and CJ Stroud on Twitter which confirms that Nacua will be playing in the game.
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by citing Adam Schefter and the NBA All-Star account as sources for information about Puka Nacua's participation in the game. Additionally, there is a dichotomous depiction of Puka Nacua's basketball skills being both impressive and not relevant to his football career.
Adam Schefter posted on Twitter that Nacua will officially play in the Celebrity Game
The NBA All-Star account confirmed the news, too, revealing that Nacua will be on Team Shannon
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Cameron DaSilva has a conflict of interest on the topic of Puka Nacua playing in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game as he is an employee of Yahoo Sports which owns and operates the site where this article was published.
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The author has multiple conflicts of interest on the topics provided.
