Every year there is one sporting event I look forward to. It’s not NBA Finals, not the NHL Finals, and not even the Super Bowl… but its NBA All-Star Saturday Night.
All-Star Saturday Night is when various NBA stars get together to showcase their talents. Yes, over the years the dunk competition has been lacking the All-Star talents we all crave – if it was up to us, we’d be seeing LeBron, Kobe, Wade and Blake Griffin in the dunk contest this year. But even with lesser names competing, the excitement and creativity gets stronger every year.
This years All-Star Weekend will take place in Los Angeles… With Los Angeles also comes the celebrities! The annual celebrity game will feature Justin Bieber which should be very entertaining! NBC’s Chuck and Phil from Modern Family are also on the roster. I fully expect Common to slap a new remix on J. Biebs face.
Here are the various events:
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2011
CELEBRITY GAME (6:00PM NBATV)
• ESPN Analyst Magic Johnson (NBA legend and Hall of Famer)
• Grammy-nominated artist Justin Bieber (pop artist)
• Scottie Pippen (NBA legend and Hall of Famer)
• Bill Walton (NBA legend and Hall of Famer)
• AC Green (NBA legend)
• B.J. Armstrong (NBA legend)
• Chris Mullin (ESPN Analyst and NBA legend)
• Jalen Rose (ESPN Analyst and NBA legend)
• Jimmy Kimmel (“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”)
• Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”)
• Rob Kardashian (“Keeping Up with the Kardashians”)
• Zach Levi (“Chuck”)
• Jason Alexander (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
• Common (Just Wright)
• Bill Simmons (ESPN.com columnist)
T-MOBILE ROOKIE CHALLENGE (7:00PM TSN2)
ROOKIE TEAM ROSTER
Eric Bledsoe, L.A. Clippers, G
DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento, C
Derrick Favors, New Jersey, F
Landry Fields, New York, G
Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers, F
Wesley Johnson, Minnesota, G
Greg Monroe, Detroit, C
Gary Neal, San Antonio, G
John Wall, Washington, G
SOPHOMORE TEAM ROSTER
DeJuan Blair, San Antonio, C
DeMar DeRozan, Toronto, G
Stephen Curry, Golden State, G
Tyreke Evans, Sacramento, G
Taj Gibson, Chicago, F
Jrue Holiday, Philadelphia, G
Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City, F-C
Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee, G
Wesley Matthews, Portland, G
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2011
ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT (7:00PM TSN2)
Haier Shooting Stars
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Taco Bell Skills Challenge
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Foot Locker Three-Point Contest
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Sprite Slam Dunk
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2011
60TH ALL-STAR GAME (6:00PM TSN)
EASTERN CONFERENCE ROSTER
Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
LeBron James, Miami Heat
Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
Amar’e Stoudemire, New York Knicks
Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
Ray Allen, Boston Celtics
Chris Bosh, Miami Heat
Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
Joe Johnson, Atlanta Hawks
Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics
Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics
WESTERN CONFERENCE ROSTER
Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers
Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers
Russell Westbrook , Oklahoma City Thunder
Deron Williams, Utah Jazz
Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves
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