NBA All Star Weekend 2009

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This year's All Star Game will take place in Phoenix, AZ where the Phoenix Suns play at home. Multiples of activities will take place during the three day weekend.

Friday

NBA Cares 2PM

McDonald's Celebrity Game- 7PM CST

2009 Celebrity Game Participants

Clyde Drexler (NBA legend)
Dominique Wilkins (NBA legend)
Chris Tucker (Actor/comedian)
James Denton (Desperate Housewives)
Donald Faison (Scrubs)
Terrell Owens (Dallas Cowboys receiver)
Zach Levi (Chuck)
Michael Rapaport (Prison Break)
Dan Majerle (Phoenix Suns legend)
Rick Fox (L.A. Lakers legend)
Lisa Leslie (L.A. Sparks)
Kara Lawson (Sacramento Monarchs)
"Wildkat" Edgerson (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Special K" Daley (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Scooter" Christensen (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Handles" Franklin (Harlem Globetrotters)

Coaches: Magic Johnson, Julius Erving

The NBA Rookie/Sophomore Challenge Friday 8:00 PM CST

Rookie Team Roster
Player (Team) Position Height Weight School/Country
Michael Beasley (Heat) F 6-9 245 Kansas State
Rudy Fernandez (Trail Blazers) G-F 6-6 185 Spain
Marc Gasol (Grizzlies) C 7-1 265 Spain
Eric Gordon (Clippers) G 6-3 222 Indiana
Brook Lopez (Nets) C 7-0 260 Stanford
O.J. Mayo (Grizzlies) G 6-4 210 USC
Greg Oden (Trail Blazers) C 7-0 285 Ohio State
Derrick Rose (Bulls) G 6-3 190 Memphis
Russell Westbrook (Thunder) G 6-3 187 UCLA

Head Coach -- TBD
Assistant Coach -- Dwyane Wade


Sophomore Team roster
Player (Team) Position Height Weight School/Country
Aaron Brooks (Rockets) G 6-0 161 Oregon
Wilson Chandler (Knicks) F 6-8 220 DePaul
Kevin Durant (Thunder) G-F 6-9 215 Texas
Jeff Green (Thunder) F 6-9 235 Georgetown
Al Horford (Hawks) F-C 6-10 245 Florida
Luis Scola (Rockets) F-C 6-9 245 Argentina
Al Thornton (Clippers) F 6-8 220 Florida State
Rodney Stuckey (Pistons) G 6-5 205 Eastern Washington
Thaddeus Young (Sixers) F 6-8 220 Georgia Tech

Head Coach -- TBD
Assistant Coach -- Dwight Howard

Dream Factory D-League Friday 9:00 PM CST

Dunk Contest Participants
PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
Keith Clark (Tulsa) F 6-8 245 7/16/87 Oklahoma
Othyus Jeffers (Iowa) G/F 6-5 200 8/15/85 Robert Morris - Chicago
Brent Petway (Idaho) F 6-8 205 5/12/85 Michigan
James White (Anaheim) G 6-7 200 10/21/82 Cincinnati


Three-Point Shootout Participants
PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
Blake Ahearn (Dakota) G 6-2 190 5/27/84 Missouri State
Gary Forbes (Tulsa) F 6-7 220 2/25/85 UMass
Trey Johnson (Bakersfield) G 6-6 216 8/30/84 Jackson State
Ernest Scott (Rio Grande Valley) F 6-7 225 8/28/82 Valdosta State


H.O.R.S.E. Participants
PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
Lance Allred (Idaho) C 6-11 260 2/1/81 Weber State
Joe Crawford (Los Angeles) G 6-5 210 6/17/86 Kentucky
Erik Daniels (Erie) F 6-8 214 4/18/82 Kentucky
Will Conroy (Albuquerque) G 6-2 195 12/8/82 Washington

Haier Shooting Stars Saturday 7:00 PM CST

2009 Haier Shooting Stars
Team Participants
San Antonio Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Becky Hammon
Detroit Aaron Afflalo, Bill Laimbeer, Katie Smith
Los Angeles Derek Fisher, Michael Cooper, Lisa Leslie
Phoenix Leandro Barbosa, Dan Majerle, Tangela Smith


Playstation Skills Challenge Saturday 8:00 PM CST

2009 PLAYSTATION SKILLS CHALLENGE COMPETITORS
Player (Team) Height Weight
Devin Harris (Nets) 6-3 185
Jameer Nelson (Magic) 6-0 190 * Injured
Tony Parker (Spurs) 6-2 180
Derrick Rose (Bulls) 6-3 190
Mo Williams (Cavaliers) 6-1 190

Three-Point Shootout Saturday 8:00 PM CST

Mike Bibby (Hawks) 114/279 .409 1158/3039 .374
Daequan Cook (Heat) 105/256 .410 184/494 .372
Danny Granger (Pacers) 120/299 .401 431/1103 .391
Jason Kapono (Raptors) 52/124 .419 339/743 .456
Rashard Lewis (Magic) 137/327 .419 1336/3399 .393
Roger Mason (Spurs) 103/229 .450 285/715 .399

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest Saturday 8:00 PM CST

Dwight Howard- Orlando Magic
Rudy Fernandez- Portland Trailblazers
Nate Robinson- New York Knicks
JR Smith- Denver Nuggets

All Star Game 2009- Sunday 7:00 PM CST


Eastern Conference All Stars

1 * Allen Iverson (Detroit) G 6-0 180 07/07/75 Georgetown
3 * Dwyane Wade (Miami) G 6-4 216 01/17/82 Marquette
23 * LeBron James (Cleveland) F 6-8 250 12/30/84 St. Vincent/St. Mary HS
5 * Kevin Garnett (Boston) F 6-11 220 05/19/76 Farragut Academy (HS)
12 * Dwight Howard (Orlando) C 6-11 265 12/08/85 SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
2 Joe Johnson (Atlanta) G 6-7 235 06/29/81 Arkansas
14 # i Jameer Nelson (Orlando) G 6-0 190 02/09/82 Saint Joseph's
20 Ray Allen (Boston) G 6-5 205 07/20/75 Connecticut
33 # Danny Granger (Indiana) F-G 6-8 228 04/20/83 New Mexico
34 Paul Pierce (Boston) F 6-7 235 10/13/77 Kansas
4 i Chris Bosh (Toronto) F 6-10 230 03/24/84 Georgia Tech
2 # Mo Williams (Cleveland) G 6-1 190 12/19/82 Alabama
34 # Devin Harris (New Jersey) G 6-3 185 02/27/83 Wisconsin
9 Rashard Lewis (Orlando) F 6-10 230 08/08/79 Alief Elsik HS (TX)
Head Coach: Mike Brown (Cleveland)



Western Conference All Stars

24 * Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers) G 6-6 205 08/23/78 Lower Merion HS
3 * Chris Paul (New Orleans) G 6-0 175 05/06/85 Wake Forest
21 * Tim Duncan (San Antonio) F 6-11 260 04/25/76 Wake Forest
1 * Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix) F 6-10 245 11/16/82 Cypress Creek (Orlando, FL)
11 * Yao Ming (Houston) C 7-6 310 9/12/80 China
41 Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) F 7-0 245 06/19/78 Germany
32 Shaquille O'Neal (Phoenix) C 7-1 325 03/06/72 Louisiana State
7 Brandon Roy (Portland) G 6-6 211 07/23/84 Washington
7 Chauncey Billups (Denver) G 6-3 202 09/25/76 Colorado
16 Pau Gasol (L.A. Lakers) F-C 7-0 250 07/06/80 Spain
30 David West (New Orleans) F 6-9 240 08/29/80 Xavier (OH)
9 Tony Parker (San Antonio) G 6-2 180 05/17/82 France
Head Coach: Phil Jackson (L.A. Lakers)

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Rookie/Sophmore Game


http://www.nba.com/2009/allstar2009/01/ ... index.html

KD goes for 46pts and he sets a record for most pts scored in a rookie/sophmore game.

"After the flurry was over with the momentum on their side, about the only way the Rookies had a chance of winning the game was if their coach Kurt Rambis sent Marc Gasol out to clothesline Durant and take him out of the game the way Kevin McHale did to Rambis back in his playing days.

Earlier in the afternoon Memphis' O.J. Mayo, a leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, said that he hopes that himself and the rest of the excellent guards in his Draft class (Westbrook, the Clippers' Eric Gordon, and the Bulls' No. 1 pick, Derrick Rose) get a chance to play in the real All-Star Game on Sunday some day."

OJ Mayo scored 12pts in his rookie game. I don't have the stats on Marc Gasol for this game.


For tonight's dunk competition, I'm willing to say D-12 wins it again. I'm looking to see what with Fernandez, Robinson, and Smith will do in the contest. I wish that Rudy was able to participate in the event.

[BarbaGrizz]

The Slam Dunk Championship gets boring every year...

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Nate Robinson dunks over D-12 and wins the contest. I'll give Nate some props, but I like last year's with D-12 doing the Superman.

[BarbaGrizz]

Rudy was clearly the winner yesterday. Shame on NBA and bad for us, cause he was the only one thrown in some new moves...

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What hurt Fernandez was on one of his attempts where it took a couple of times for him to get his dunk down right. Unfortunately that cost his chances. JR Smith stated this will be his last time in the dunk contest stating his legs are too old to keep doing all the numerous dunk attempts.

[BarbaGrizz]

Yeah, but this is a non-sense...what counts is the dunk. In 2006 Nate took 15 attempts. This year D12 took more than 2 minutes in the 12 foot dunk. And what about the first D12 dunk? that dunk deserved a 35...

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It was a case of a warmup. I wish he saved that second dunk for his final dunk. At least he would've up his chances of being a repeat dunk champ. Overall, this year's dunk competition wasn't a big thrill as it was from the past.

[BarbaGrizz]

It´s been an every year disapointing since Vince Carter´s championship...Hope next year the LeBron´s and Kobe´s participate

[SD2042]

This I have to see.