Tag Archive: NBA All-Star Game

Jan 27 2013

Torn ACL Ends Rajon Rondo’s All-Star Campaign

Just a few weeks before Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo would be a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star squad, for the first time in his career; the “Boston Globe” reported Sunday, that he is done for the season, after tearing his right ACL in a Friday night loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Hopes that …

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Jan 25 2013

New Names Abound As All-Star Reserves Announced

There will be five first time NBA All-Stars on this year’s Eastern Conference squad, plus James Harden will be playing in his first game for the West, as the NBA announced the reserve players for next month’s contest to be held in Houston, Texas. The players who will play in their first All-Star game, knocked …

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Feb 28 2012

D-Rose Came To Play At The All-Star Game, Not To Dance

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To dance, or not to dance, that was the question Sunday night as the introductions of the Eastern Conference team took place opening the 2012 NBA All-Star Game at the Amway Center in Orlando. When Dwight Howard and LeBron James were introduced they both shimmied and shook, delighting the crowd. When Chicago Bulls point guard …

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Feb 27 2012

LeBron Was Right, He Does Not Have Kobe’s Killer Instinct

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All of a sudden the 2012 NBA All-Star Game turned into a contest late in the fourth quarter on Sunday night at the Amway Center in Orlando, as the East squad came charging back from a 20 point deficit earlier in the period and had a chance to win the game in the last seconds. …

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Feb 26 2012

Durant Wins All-Star Game MVP As West Holds Off East 152-149

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The 2012 NBA All-Star Game not only contained some incredible individual performances, but was actually an entertaining contest as the East rallied back from a 20 point deficit in the fourth to pull within one point of their opponents with 22 seconds to play, but they fell short as the West  won the game by a …

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Feb 23 2012

Celtics Rajon Rondo Named As Eastern Conference All-Star Replacement

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Through the first 32 games of this abridged campaign in the Association, the Boston Celtics could truly be nicknamed “Team Streak” after losing their fifth straight game Wednesday night to the Oklahoma City Thunder by a final margin of 119-104, giving them a disappointing record of 15-17 as they head into the All-Star weekend break. …

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Feb 22 2012

Atlanta Hawks Joe Johnson To Miss All-Star Game With Bum Left Knee

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The “Atlanta Journal-Constitution” reported on Wednesday that Atlanta Hawks veteran guard Joe Johnson will not be playing this Sunday in the 2012 NBA All-Star game that will be held in Orlando’s Amway Arena, due to a flare-up of tendinitis in his left knee. Johnson will be on the bench as the Hawks play their last two games before the break; Wednesday …

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Feb 08 2012

Houston Officially Named As Home For 2013 NBA All-Star Game

The NBA officially named the city of Houston, Texas as the home for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game on Wednesday. It will be the second time in less than a decade that Houston will get to host one of the highlights of the NBA campaign. The city also hosted the games in 2006 as well …

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Jan 05 2012

NBA Releases 2012 All-Star Ballot

Less than two weeks after the start of the NBA campaign, the Association has released the ballots for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. The game will be held this year in Orlando and will take place on February 26. Voting started Thursday and will continue until January 31. The Association will announce the starters on …

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Aug 11 2011

NBA All-Star Game Heads Back To Houston in 2013

Although the city of Houston will be a lot more sedate with the Space-Program becoming dormant, the citizens of this Texas metropolis should have lots of reasons to celebrate in 2013 according to a report published in the “Houston Chronicle” on Thursday. The paper has reported that according to their sources, the city will once …

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