Topic: NBA All-Star Game

This weekend, 100,000 people each day, give or take, are expected to fill the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Southern Nevada debut of the Electric Daisy Carnival. The electronic music rave is part Woodstock, part amusement park and part Burning Man ...

Former All-Star Mitchell dies of cancer at 55

DALLAS (Reuters) - Former NBA All-Star Mike Mitchell has died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 55, the San Antonio Spurs said on Thursday.Mitchell, a first round draft choice of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1978, spent 10 seasons ...

Paul back at practice for Hornets

NBA All-Star guard Chris Paul was back on the practice court for the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday for the first time since suffering a concussion in a game four days earlier.Paul, who has missed two games since colliding with Cleveland's Ramon ...

NBA All-Star game highest ratings since 2003

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Kobe Bryant's on-court drama for the West team brought TNT its highest rated NBA All-Star Game since 2003.The Sunday night game delivered 9.1 million total viewers and six million households. It was second most-watched NBA game on ...

Hollywood comes out for NBA all-star game

Hollywood A-listers turned out en masse for the NBA all-star game and were treated to a superb display of showmanship from hometown hero Kobe Bryant, who led the West over the East 148-143.An eclectic group of celebrities was on hand at Staples ...

Kobe Bryant carries West to victory in All-Star Game

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant won his record-tying fourth All-Star Game most valuable player award by leading the Western Conference to a 148-143 victory on Sunday in front of his hometown fans.Bryant electrified a celebrity-filled Staples Center ...

Spurs' Duncan to replace Yao as All-Star Game starter

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tim Duncan will start this weekend's NBA All-Star Game in place of injured Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said on Thursday.The 34-year-old Duncan, who is averaging a career-low in points and rebounds ...

Heat's Jones gets All-Star shootout invite

James Jones will have a busy NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles, as a player representative for Miami in contract talks and now as competitor in the three-point shootout.Jones was named on Tuesday as one of six selections for the three-point shooting ...

Kevin Love to replace Yao at All-Star Game

Minnesota's Kevin Love, the NBA's leading rebounder, has been named to replace Chinese star Yao Ming on the Western Conference squad for the NBA All-Star Game.NBA commissioner David Stern on Friday appointed Love to the West roster for the February 20 showdown ...

Kevin Love replaces injured Yao in West's All-Star lineup

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has replaced injured center Yao Ming on the Western Conference team for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, the league said on Friday.Love was chosen by Commissioner David Stern to fill ...
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