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The National Basketball Association (NBA) holds an All-Star Weekend every February, with a variety of basketball-related events, exhibitions, and performances culminating in the NBA All-Star Game held on Sunday night.
Friday
NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge. Held on Friday night, this game pits selected rookies (first year players) against selected sophomores (second year players) of the league.
Celebrity All-Star Game. Many different celebritites are selected such as actors and singers to play against each other in an East vs. West Game. Each team gets one WNBA player to play on their team.
Saturday
D-League All-Star game. First held in 2007, this game features the best players from the NBA's "minor league". The First winner was the East by a score of 114-100. The D-League All-Star game was not held in the same arena as all the other All-Star Saturday activities. Pops Mensah-Bonsu won the MVP award of the game with 30 points and 7 rebounds.
NBA-All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. This competition showcases the creativity and athletic ability of some of the league's best dunkers. The specific rules of the contest are decided each year, but the competition is always judged subjectively. After each dunk, or attempted dunk, competitors are awarded a mark out of 10 from five judges, giving a possible high score of 50. The usual rules of 'traveling' and double dribbling do not apply.
NBA-All-Star Three-point Shootout. The league's best three point shooters shoot five shots from five different spots around the three point line. Each shot is worth one point except the last ball of each rack (informally called 'money balls'), which is worth two points. The highest score available in one round is 30 points.
Skills Challenge. A relatively new event that pits selected players in a timed obstacle course of dribbling, shooting and passing. Agility, quickness and accuracy all come into play.
Shooting Stars Competition. A retired NBA player, a current NBA player and a WNBA player, and a starting point guard representing their teams' cities compete together in a shooting competition.
Legends Classic. Held from 1984 to 1993, the Classic was a game featuring retired NBA players. As in the All-Star Game, the teams were designated East and West. The Legends game opened the Saturday program. The NBA cancelled the Legends Classic after 1994 due to the players' frequent injuries from the game, perhaps due to the large range in fitness levels among younger and older alumni.The Shooting Stars competition is largely its replacement.
Additionally, the NBA Jam Session, a "theme park of basketball", has been a part of the All-Star festivities since 1992, with fans able to take part in numerous interactive basketball related activities from Thursday through Monday. The Jam Session is usually targeted to young fans
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2012 Summer Olympics Basketball: Rules and Differences From the NBA and FIBA
Basketball at the Summer Olympic Games was limited to amateurs for decades, and professionals from leagues other than the NBA for a time, until 1992 in Barcelona when the first NBA players suited up for the U.S. and as representatives of other countries.
NBA players set to lead Brazil's Olympic team
SAO PAULO (AP) Brazil's men's basketball team will be led by NBA players Nene, Leandro Barbosa, Tiago Splitter and Anderson Varejao when it returns to the Olympics for the first time in 16 years.
NBA: Durant's heroics leave Lakers Thunder-struck
NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant struck for 22 points, five coming in a game-ending 9-0 run, as Oklahoma City stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 77-75 in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday.
2012 NBA Playoffs TV Schedule for Thursday, May 17
The 2012 NBA Playoffs schedule for Thursday, May 17 will feature two games. On May 16, the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder each moved one step towards the next round with wins over their respective opponents. Which of these four teams playing on Thursday will win the next game of their respective series?
NBA: Iconic basketball star named big bird of executives
Retired NBA superstar Larry Bird was named the NBA Executive of the Year on Wednesday, becoming the first to complete a treble sweep of top awards for players, coaches and front office leaders.
NBA union seeks arbitration over Bird rights issue
The NBA players' association said Tuesday it is seeking an arbitrator's ruling in hopes that Jeremy Lin and three other players maintain valuable rights in free agency.
Steve Nash Brings His NBA Skills To The Boardroom
Steve Nash has been wowing NBA fans for 16 years as a transformational point guard. His eye is just as sharp off the court in a series of mostly sports and health-centric investments that challenges the stereotype of basketball players blowing their fortunes.
The NBA Quiet Buy-Sell Success in New Orleans
The NBA doesn't wag its own tail but I will do it for them this time. The New Orleans Hornets struggled to survie. The NBA buy out rather than bail out the struggling owner allowed them to sell to the owner who already committed and successful in New Orleans - Saints owner Tom Benson.
2012 NBA Playoffs TV Schedule for Wednesday, May 16
The 2012 NBA Playoffs schedule for Wednesday, May 16 will feature two games. On May 15, the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs each moved one step towards the next round with wins over their respective opponents. Which of these four teams playing on Wednesday will win the next game of their respective series?
Five NBA Players Who Have Been Awarded MVP Three Times
The NBA MVP is awarded to the player who gives his best performance during the season. MVP awards are also given to the best player in the NBA Finals and All-Star games. LeBron James plays for the Miami Heat, and is the latest NBA player to be awarded MVP. James also received the MVP award in 2009 and 2010. LeBron James has now joined the prestigious list of NBA players who have been awarded MVP ...
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