Going into the hotbed of basketball and celebrity spectacle that is the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, Team (Michael) Wilbon made a late addition to its coaching staff.
Diamond DeShields has been added as an assistant coach for the #RufflesCelebGame https://t.co/iZepIeR2Wa
— Madeline Kenney (@madkenney) February 13, 2020
This year’s All-Star Celebrity Game took place in Wintrust Arena this year – a venue DeShields knows plenty about being with the Chicago Sky. A few days prior to All-Star Friday Night, DeShields was announced as part of Team Wilbon’s staff for the Celebs Game.
If the results of last night’s celebrity game were any indication, Chicago’s very own adding another one of Chicago’s very own to the staff paid Willis Tower-sized dividends (**sees Chicagoans ready to throw tomatoes our way**)
Uh…we meant Sears Tower-sized dividends (“That’s more like it.” – BTDub’s Chicago readership).
😳 @cgray209 is not playin’ around #RufflesCelebGame
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/iqtWiJiiEm
— WNBA (@WNBA) February 15, 2020
“At the end of the day we’re all winners, right?” 😂@_ajawilson22 signing off from the #RufflesCelebGame pic.twitter.com/Yo5hatPM6s
— WNBA (@WNBA) February 15, 2020
.@cgray209 signing off from the #RufflesCelebGame with a W! 👏 pic.twitter.com/E0AarknTWE
— WNBA (@WNBA) February 15, 2020
To replace the jump 🏀, @_TaylorBennett and @famouslos32 compete in a tissue pull. 😂#RufflesCelebGame pic.twitter.com/eQKU2xKqRa
— NBA (@NBA) February 15, 2020
Q Rich knocks down the first 4 pointer for Team Wilbon#RufflesCelebGame pic.twitter.com/UFw5t8JY7m
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) February 15, 2020
🏆 M V P @common 🏆
Common’s all-around performance (10 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 4 STL) helps Team Wilbon defeat Team Stephen A., 62-47, in the #RufflesCelebGame. pic.twitter.com/IqG6pJ6Xc4
— 2020 NBA All-Star (@NBAAllStar) February 15, 2020
.@stephenasmith just got a tech
😆🤣😆🤣#NBAAllStar #RufflesCelebGame pic.twitter.com/l15wY1vrvY— True Sports TV (@tsontv) February 15, 2020
Team Wilbon won by the way … and speaking of awards, the MVP also went to another of Chicago’s very own.
🏆 M V P @common 🏆
Common’s all-around performance (10 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 4 STL) helps Team Wilbon defeat Team Stephen A., 62-47, in the #RufflesCelebGame. pic.twitter.com/IqG6pJ6Xc4
— 2020 NBA All-Star (@NBAAllStar) February 15, 2020
If not for an injury DeShields sustained while playing overseas, who knows if she would have been chosen to play in this game – and drop major numbers.
By the way … for NBA All-Star 2021 in Indianapolis, we want Tamika Catchings as one of the coaches. Make. It. Happen.
