It would also be a threat to players who have kickers in their contract (or who are hoping for extension-eligibility kickers) based on being an All-Star.
That's as may be, what I was reporting is that the NBA considers All-Star participation, if selected, to be a mandatory part of a player's employment contract. As such, a player skipping out on the All-Star game unexcused is considered to be a similar breach of contract to a player skipping out on a regular season game unexcused, or, as it turns out, a player not being "neatly and fully attired in public". I think we all know that the NBA is a "players' league", and that its enforcement of its own rules is spotty as best, but from a legal standpoint, the NBA contract does require a player to participate in the All-Star game if selected.
