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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Exhibition basketball game</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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bottom"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th style="text-align:center; width: 25px; vertical-align: bottom"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 25px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">East</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">34</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">40</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">32</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">28</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">134</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">West</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">28</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">37</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">28</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">35</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">128</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">February 17, 2008</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Arena</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Smoothie_King_Center" title="Smoothie King Center">New Orleans Arena</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">National anthem</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Deborah_Cox" title="Deborah Cox">Deborah Cox</a> (<a href="/wiki/O_Canada" title="O Canada">CAN</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Branford_Marsalis" title="Branford Marsalis">Branford Marsalis</a>, Stephanie Jordan, and Jonathan Dubose (<a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">USA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Halftime_show" title="Halftime show">Halftime show</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Connick_Jr." title="Harry Connick Jr.">Harry Connick Jr.</a>, Branford Marsalis, <a href="/wiki/Dr._John" title="Dr. John">Dr. John</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allen_Toussaint" title="Allen Toussaint">Allen Toussaint</a>, Davell Crawford, <a href="/wiki/Art_Neville" title="Art Neville">Art Neville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Neville" title="Ivan Neville">Ivan Neville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Batiste" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan Batiste">Jonathan Batiste</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Marsalis_Jr." title="Ellis Marsalis Jr.">Ellis Marsalis Jr.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">17,271</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NBA All-Star Game broadcasters">Network</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/TNT_(American_TV_network)" title="TNT (American TV network)">TNT</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NBA All-Star Game broadcasters">Announcers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harlan" title="Kevin Harlan">Kevin Harlan</a>, Reggie Miller, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Mike Fratello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Charles Barkley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Smith" title="Kenny Smith">Kenny Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (All-Star Saturday Night) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Johnson_Jr." title="Ernie Johnson Jr.">Ernie Johnson</a>, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith (Rookie Challenge)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star Game</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width: 100%"><tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align: left">< <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007</a></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align: right"><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 NBA All-Star Game">2009</a> ></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2008 NBA All-Star Game</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Exhibition_game" title="Exhibition game">exhibition</a> <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> game that was played on February 17, 2008, during the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>'s (NBA) <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08 season</a>. It was the 57th edition of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star Game</a>, and was played at <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Arena">New Orleans Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a>, 134–128. <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game MVP">All-Star Game Most Valuable Player</a>, his second time winning the award.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the first NBA All-Star Game that was hosted by New Orleans, and was the city's first major professional sporting event (outside of regular season games) since the area was devastated by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a> in 2005. The city was awarded in an announcement by commissioner <a href="/wiki/David_Stern" title="David Stern">David Stern</a> on May 22, 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other reported contenders for the 2008 contest was <a href="/wiki/Air_Canada_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Canada Centre">Air Canada Centre</a> at <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, who withdrew the bid early in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The East led early but blew a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter; ultimately, they pulled out the win due to the strength of <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a> and James. Allen scored 28 points in the game, 14 of them coming in the deciding quarter, and James finished with a near <a href="/wiki/Triple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-double">triple-double</a> of 27 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The inaugural <a href="/wiki/NBA_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Development League">NBA Development League</a> Dream Factory Friday Night was modeled after the popular NBA All-Star Saturday Night. It included perennial NBA fan favorite events such as a Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk competition, while introducing H.O.R.S.E. and an interactive game of Hot-Shot with fans. Twelve D-League players, including an NBA-assigned player and five others with NBA experience, took to Center Court to showcase their skills throughout the evening's competitions. </p><p>All of the 2008 All-Star participants joined over 2,500 members of the NBA Family for the NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service. The volunteers participated in a variety of service projects at ten different sites throughout New Orleans. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_All-Star_Game">The All-Star Game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The All-Star Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 17<br /><small> 7:50 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CT</a></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">East</a></b> <b>134</b>, <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">West</a> 128 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 34–28, 40–37, 32–28, 28–35</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Arena">New Orleans Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference_roster">Eastern Conference roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>, the team with the league's best record, came into New Orleans with three players. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, top vote-getter in the league with 2,399,148 votes, was selected as a starter, while <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a> (replacing injured <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> forward <a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-allenbutler_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allenbutler-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were selected as reserves by the coaches of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a><sup id="cite_ref-asstartersannouncement_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asstartersannouncement-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Garnett did not play due to injury and <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> forward <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a> replaced him as starting power forward.<sup id="cite_ref-boshannouncement_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boshannouncement-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> forward <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed Wallace</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a> as the backup power forward. The Pistons, who at the time had the second-best record in the league, also had guards <a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Chauncey Billups</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Hamilton_(basketball)" title="Richard Hamilton (basketball)">Richard Hamilton</a> participating. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> <a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">small forward</a> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> and <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> started for the fourth straight year and fourth overall for the East with two million votes each.<sup id="cite_ref-asstartersannouncement_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asstartersannouncement-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a> was voted to be a starting All-Star for the first time in his career after averaging 22 points and 15 rebounds for the first half of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-asstartersannouncement_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asstartersannouncement-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> was not voted in as a center for the first time in 15 years.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> was voted in as the starting point guard for the East amid speculation that he would be traded to the Western conference (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference_roster">Western Conference roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Western Conference roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, 2007 All-Star MVP, was the top vote-getter in the West with nearly 2,000,500. However days before the game, he was examined by Lakers' doctors and revealed a torn <a href="/wiki/Ligament" title="Ligament">ligament</a> in his right pinky finger.<sup id="cite_ref-bryantinjury_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bryantinjury-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deciding to put off required surgery until after the season, the Lakers appealed to the league to replace Bryant but league policy stated Bryant must play after playing in the last game before the break.<sup id="cite_ref-bryantinjury_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bryantinjury-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> was voted an All-Star for the second time since moving to Denver.<sup id="cite_ref-denverduo_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-denverduo-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with him, teammate <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Anthony" title="Carmelo Anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a> earned a starting nod at forward.<sup id="cite_ref-denverduo_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-denverduo-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Power forward <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> made his tenth straight appearance and center <a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a> his sixth (Yao Ming was voted to All-Star Game 2007 but did not play).<sup id="cite_ref-asstartersannouncement_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asstartersannouncement-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three teams, <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Hornets</a>, had two representations at the All-Star Game with Iverson/Anthony, Nash/Stoudemire, and Paul/West. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rosters">Rosters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Rosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Western Conference All-Stars</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th width="150">Player</th> <th width="140">Team</th> <th># of selections</th> <th>Total votes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Starters </th></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>1,203,152 </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_inj"><a href="#endnote_inj">4</a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>2,004,940 </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Anthony" title="Carmelo Anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1,723,701 </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>1,712,800 </td></tr> <tr> <th>C </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>1,709,180 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Reserves </th></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Boozer" title="Carlos Boozer">Carlos Boozer</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Roy" title="Brandon Roy">Brandon Roy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>C </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/David_West_(basketball)" title="David West (basketball)">David West</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"><b>Head coach</b>: <a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Byron Scott (basketball)">Byron Scott</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Eastern Conference All-Stars</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th># of selections</th> <th>Total votes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Starters </th></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>1,246,386 </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1,608,260 </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2,108,831 </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_inj"><a href="#endnote_inj">1 3</a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>2,399,148 </td></tr> <tr> <th>C </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2,066,991 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Reserves </th></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_inj"><a href="#endnote_inj">2</a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Chauncey Billups</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_inj"><a href="#endnote_inj">2</a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_inj"><a href="#endnote_inj">1</a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hamilton_(basketball)" title="Richard Hamilton (basketball)">Richard Hamilton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Antawn_Jamison" title="Antawn Jamison">Antawn Jamison</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Joe Johnson (basketball)">Joe Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>— </td></tr> 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starting lineup due to a Kevin Garnett injury<sup id="cite_ref-boshannouncement_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boshannouncement-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_inj"><b><a href="#ref_inj">^2</a></b></span> Unable to participate due to injury. <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a> was named to the roster in place of Caron Butler.<sup id="cite_ref-allenbutler_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allenbutler-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_inj"><b><a href="#ref_inj">^3</a></b></span> Unable to participate due to injury. <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed 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/></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Byron Scott (basketball)">Byron Scott</a> (right) were selected as the East and West head coaches, respectively.</div></div></div></div> <p>The Eastern Conference team was coached by <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>. He clinched it nearly a month before the game on January 21, against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Celtics entered All-Star Weekend with a 41–9 record, the best record and win percentage in the league. </p><p>The Western Conference team was coached by <a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Byron Scott (basketball)">Byron Scott</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a>. Scott clinched the coaching spot on January 31, when the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> lost to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> in Boston.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hornets entered All-Star Weekend with a 36–15 record, and the best winning percentage in the Conference at .706. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008_NBA_All-Star_Game_Boxscore">2008 NBA All-Star Game Boxscore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2008 NBA All-Star Game Boxscore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NBA All-Star East </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Player </th> <th>FGM-A </th> <th>3PM-A </th> <th>FTM-A </th> <th>Off Reb </th> <th>Def Reb </th> <th>Tot Reb </th> <th>Ast </th> <th>PF </th> <th>ST </th> <th>TO </th> <th>BS </th> <th>BA </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>G </td> <td>J. Kidd </td> <td>1–2 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>G </td> <td>D. Wade </td> <td>7–12 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>F </td> <td>C. Bosh </td> <td>7–15 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>F </td> <td>L. James </td> <td>12–22 </td> <td>2–7 </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>C </td> <td>D. Howard </td> <td>7–7 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>2–3 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>R. Allen </td> <td>10–14 </td> <td>5–9 </td> <td>3–5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>C. Billups </td> <td>3–10 </td> <td>0–6 </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>R. Hamilton </td> <td>4–9 </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>R. Wallace </td> <td>1–5 </td> <td>1–5 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>J. Johnson </td> <td>1–2 </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>P. Pierce </td> <td>5–9 </td> <td>0–3 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>A. Jamison </td> <td>1–3 </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>NBA All-Star West </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Player </th> <th>FGM-A </th> <th>3PM-A </th> <th>FTM-A </th> <th>Off Reb </th> <th>Def Reb </th> <th>Tot Reb </th> <th>Ast </th> <th>PF </th> <th>ST </th> <th>TO </th> <th>BS </th> <th>BA </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>G </td> <td>A. Iverson </td> <td>3–7 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>1–2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>G </td> <td>K. Bryant </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>F </td> <td>T. Duncan </td> <td>2–7 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>F </td> <td>C. Anthony </td> <td>8–17 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>2–3 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>C </td> <td>M. Yao </td> <td>2–5 </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>2–2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>B. Roy </td> <td>8–10 </td> <td>2–3 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>C. Paul </td> <td>7–14 </td> <td>2–6 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>D. Nowitzki </td> <td>5–14 </td> <td>1–4 </td> <td>2–2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>A. Stoudemire </td> <td>8–11 </td> <td>1–2 </td> <td>1–3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>S. Nash </td> <td>4–8 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>C. Boozer </td> <td>7–15 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>D. West </td> <td>3–6 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-Star_Weekend">All-Star Weekend</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: All-Star Weekend"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="T-Mobile_Rookie_Challenge"><a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_US" title="T-Mobile US">T-Mobile</a> Rookie Challenge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: T-Mobile Rookie Challenge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sophomores defeated the Rookies 136–109. During the first half of the game <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Gibson" title="Daniel Gibson">Daniel Gibson</a> tied the record of <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Korver" title="Kyle Korver">Kyle Korver</a> by hitting seven three-pointers (Korver's record was for the entire game). He later set the whole-game record in the second half with eleven total three-pointers, finishing the game shooting 11–20 from three-point range. Gibson was named MVP of the game, finishing with 33 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 15</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Sophomores</b> <b>136</b>, Rookies 109 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by half:</b> 66–52, 70–57</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Arena">New Orleans Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1215345927">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{width:auto!important}}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{clear:none;float:left}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float-clear{clear:both}</style><div class="multicol-float" style=""> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Rookies</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Conley_Jr." title="Mike Conley Jr.">Mike Conley Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Green_(basketball)" title="Jeff Green (basketball)">Jeff Green</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>C </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yi_Jianlian" title="Yi Jianlian">Yi Jianlian</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamario_Moon" title="Jamario Moon">Jamario Moon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Carlos_Navarro_(basketball)" title="Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)">Juan Carlos Navarro</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Luis_Scola" title="Luis Scola">Luis Scola</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>C </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sean_Williams_(basketball)" title="Sean Williams (basketball)">Sean Williams</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927" /><div class="multicol-float" style=""> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Sophomores</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <th>PF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/LaMarcus_Aldridge" title="LaMarcus Aldridge">LaMarcus Aldridge</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani" title="Andrea Bargnani">Andrea Bargnani</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Brewer" title="Ronnie Brewer">Ronnie Brewer</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Farmar" title="Jordan Farmar">Jordan Farmar</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gay" title="Rudy Gay">Rudy Gay</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Gibson" title="Daniel Gibson">Daniel Gibson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Millsap" title="Paul Millsap">Paul Millsap</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajon_Rondo" title="Rajon Rondo">Rajon Rondo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Roy" title="Brandon Roy">Brandon Roy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sprite_Slam_Dunk_Contest"><a href="/wiki/Sprite_(soft_drink)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprite (soft drink)">Sprite</a> Slam Dunk Contest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sprite Slam Dunk Contest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Green" title="Gerald Green">Gerald Green</a> returned to defend his crown won in last year's All-Star game. Young NBA stars <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gay" title="Rudy Gay">Rudy Gay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jamario_Moon" title="Jamario Moon">Jamario Moon</a> were also invited. What made the Slam Dunk contest unique in 2008 was the introduction of the fan vote. While judges (in this particular contest, <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Dawkins" title="Darryl Dawkins">Darryl Dawkins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Dominique Wilkins</a>) still scored dunks on a scale from one to fifty and selected those who would move on to the next round, fans had the last word. NBA viewers for the first time could decide the winner of the Sprite Slam Dunk contest, under the tag line "They Dunk. You Decide." For five minutes after the final round, polls were open on <a href="/wiki/NBA.com" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA.com">NBA.com</a> and through <a href="/wiki/Short_message_service" class="mw-redirect" title="Short message service">SMS</a> <a href="/wiki/Text_messaging" title="Text messaging">TXT</a> and the dunker with the most votes at the end of the time limit was the winner. <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a> won the contest, grabbing 78% of fan votes. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Contestants</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Ht.</th> <th>Wt. </th></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gay" title="Rudy Gay">Rudy Gay</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td> <td>6–9</td> <td>220 </td></tr> <tr> <th>SG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Green" title="Gerald Green">Gerald Green</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>6–8</td> <td>200 </td></tr> <tr> <th>C </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></b></td> <td><b>6–11</b></td> <td><b>265</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamario_Moon" title="Jamario Moon">Jamario Moon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></td> <td>6–8</td> <td>205 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foot_Locker_Three-Point_Shootout"><a href="/wiki/Foot_Locker" title="Foot Locker">Foot Locker</a> Three-Point Shootout</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kapono" title="Jason Kapono">Jason Kapono</a> became the first back-to-back winner of the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout since <a href="/wiki/Peja_Stojakovi%C4%87" title="Peja Stojaković">Peja Stojaković</a> won in 2002 and 2003. Kapono also tied the all-time record set in 1986 by <a href="/wiki/Craig_Hodges" title="Craig Hodges">Craig Hodges</a> by scoring 25 points in the final round. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Contestants</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Made</th> <th>Att.</th> <th>Pct. </th></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Gibson" title="Daniel Gibson">Daniel Gibson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>104</td> <td>222</td> <td>.468 </td></tr> <tr> <th>SG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hamilton_(basketball)" title="Richard Hamilton (basketball)">Richard Hamilton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>92</td> <td>.467 </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kapono" title="Jason Kapono">Jason Kapono</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></b></td> <td><b>50</b></td> <td><b>98</b></td> <td><b>.510</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>101</td> <td>216</td> <td>.468 </td></tr> <tr> <th>PF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_inj"><a href="#endnote_inj">1</a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>139</td> <td>.295 </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Peja_Stojakovi%C4%87" title="Peja Stojaković">Peja Stojaković</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a></td> <td>122</td> <td>264</td> <td>.462 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239549316" /><div class="refbegin" style=""> <p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_inj"><b><a href="#ref_inj">^1</a></b></span> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> was looking to be the first player to win a Slam Dunk contest and a Three-Point Shootout title until he was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> forward <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a> due to injury.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PlayStation_Skills_Challenge"><a href="/wiki/PlayStation" title="PlayStation">PlayStation</a> Skills Challenge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: PlayStation Skills Challenge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Deron_Williams" title="Deron Williams">Deron Williams</a> won the Skills Challenge, with a first round time of 31.2 seconds and a record finish in 25.5 in his second run. For the first time since 2005, <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> did not win the contest. He finished with a low 53.9 seconds, ending his streak at two. <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a>, winner of the event in 2003, finished at 40 seconds. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> advanced to the finals with 29.9 seconds in the first go-around, but failed to match Williams in the end. <sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Contestants</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>1st run</th> <th>2nd run </th></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>39.7s</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a></td> <td>29.9s</td> <td>31.2s </td></tr> <tr> <th>SG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></td> <td>53.9s</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Deron_Williams" title="Deron Williams">Deron Williams</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b></td> <td><b>31.2s</b></td> <td><b>25.5s</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Haier_Shooting_Stars_Competition"><a href="/wiki/Haier" title="Haier">Haier</a> Shooting Stars Competition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Haier Shooting Stars Competition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After an impressive run in the first round, Team San Antonio took care of business in the finals of the 2008 Haier Shooting Stars challenge against Team Chicago, as Duncan drained a half-court shot to give the Texas threesome a time of 35.8 seconds. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Contestants</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Chicago </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Duhon" title="Chris Duhon">Chris Duhon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Candice_Dupree" title="Candice Dupree">Candice Dupree</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sky" title="Chicago Sky">Chicago Sky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/B._J._Armstrong" title="B. J. Armstrong">B. J. Armstrong</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> (Retired) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Detroit </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Chauncey Billups</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Swin_Cash" title="Swin Cash">Swin Cash</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Shock" title="Detroit Shock">Detroit Shock</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Laimbeer" title="Bill Laimbeer">Bill Laimbeer</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> (Retired) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Phoenix </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cappie_Pondexter" title="Cappie Pondexter">Cappie Pondexter</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury">Phoenix Mercury</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1959)" title="Eddie Johnson (basketball, born 1959)">Eddie Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> (Retired) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">San Antonio </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Becky_Hammon" title="Becky Hammon">Becky Hammon</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Stars" title="San Antonio Stars">San Antonio Silver Stars</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Robinson (basketball)">David Robinson</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> (Retired)</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="D-League_All-Star">D-League All-Star</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: D-League All-Star"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/NBA_Development_League_All-Star_Game" title="NBA Development League All-Star Game">NBA Development League All-Star Game</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="D-League_All-Star_Game">D-League All-Star Game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: D-League All-Star Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Twenty of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Development League">NBA Development League</a>'s top players were selected to the D-League All-Star Game rosters by a combination of fan balloting on the official D-League website and voting by the 14 head coaches of D-League teams. The selections were divided up into two teams, the Red Team and the Blue Team, by members of the NBA and NBA D-League's Basketball Operations staff. Players who have been selected by coaches and fans must be on an active roster of a D-League team. <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_D-Fenders" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles D-Fenders">Los Angeles D-Fenders</a> head coach <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Panaggio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dan Panaggio (page does not exist)">Dan Panaggio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Stampede" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Stampede">Idaho Stampede</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Gates" title="Bryan Gates">Bryan Gates</a> were selected as the coach for the Blue Team and the Red Team respectively. Both coaches earned the honor by securing the best records in the D-League through January 31.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Blue Team</b><sup id="cite_ref-DLeague_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DLeague-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th width="150">Player</th> <th width="150">Team </th></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Morris_Almond" title="Morris Almond">Morris Almond</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Flash" class="mw-redirect" title="Utah Flash">Utah Flash</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sean_Banks" title="Sean Banks">Sean Banks</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_D-Fenders" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles D-Fenders">Los Angeles D-Fenders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_Barrett" title="Andre Barrett">Andre Barrett</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_note2"><a href="#endnote_note2">REP</a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bakersfield_Jam" class="mw-redirect" title="Bakersfield Jam">Bakersfield Jam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rod_Benson" title="Rod Benson">Rod Benson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dakota_Wizards" title="Dakota Wizards">Dakota Wizards</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>C </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyrylo_Fesenko" title="Kyrylo Fesenko">Kyrylo Fesenko</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Flash" class="mw-redirect" title="Utah Flash">Utah Flash</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Langford" title="Keith Langford">Keith Langford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Toros" class="mw-redirect" title="Austin Toros">Austin Toros</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Mahinmi" title="Ian Mahinmi">Ian Mahinmi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Toros" class="mw-redirect" title="Austin Toros">Austin Toros</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>C </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jelani_McCoy" title="Jelani McCoy">Jelani McCoy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_D-Fenders" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles D-Fenders">Los Angeles D-Fenders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Powell" title="Carlos Powell">Carlos Powell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dakota_Wizards" title="Dakota Wizards">Dakota Wizards</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Richardson" title="Jeremy Richardson">Jeremy Richardson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Mad_Ants" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Mad Ants">Fort Wayne Mad Ants</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/C._J._Watson" title="C. J. Watson">C. J. Watson</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_note1"><a href="#endnote_note1">DNP</a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_Valley_Vipers" title="Rio Grande Valley Vipers">Rio Grande Valley Vipers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><b>Head coach</b>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Panaggio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dan Panaggio (page does not exist)">Dan Panaggio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_D-Fenders" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles D-Fenders">Los Angeles D-Fenders</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Red Team</b><sup id="cite_ref-DLeague_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DLeague-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th width="150">Player</th> <th width="150">Team </th></tr> <tr> <th>C </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Allred" title="Lance Allred">Lance Allred</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Stampede" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Stampede">Idaho Stampede</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Elton_Brown_(basketball)" title="Elton Brown (basketball)">Elton Brown</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_14ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Colorado 14ers">Colorado 14ers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaniel_Dickens" title="Kaniel Dickens">Kaniel Dickens</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_14ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Colorado 14ers">Colorado 14ers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Fazekas" title="Nick Fazekas">Nick Fazekas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_66ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulsa 66ers">Tulsa 66ers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gill" title="Eddie Gill">Eddie Gill</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_14ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Colorado 14ers">Colorado 14ers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Livingston" title="Randy Livingston">Randy Livingston</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Stampede" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Stampede">Idaho Stampede</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Mitchell" title="Dwayne Mitchell">Dwayne Mitchell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Energy">Iowa Energy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasib_Powell" title="Kasib Powell">Kasib Powell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls_Skyforce" title="Sioux Falls Skyforce">Sioux Falls Skyforce</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>G </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Billy Thomas (basketball)">Billy Thomas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_14ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Colorado 14ers">Colorado 14ers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>F </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cory_Violette&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cory Violette (page does not exist)">Cory Violette</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Stampede" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Stampede">Idaho Stampede</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><b>Head coach</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Gates" title="Bryan Gates">Bryan Gates</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_Stampede" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Stampede">Idaho Stampede</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239549316" /><div class="refbegin" style=""> <p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_note1"><b><a href="#ref_note1">^DNP</a></b></span> Unable to participate due to a call-up to the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>.<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_note2"><b><a href="#ref_note2">^REP</a></b></span> Named as replacement for <a href="/wiki/C._J._Watson" title="C. J. Watson">C. J. Watson</a>. </p> </div> <p><br /> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 16<br /><small> 3:00 p.m.</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/dleague/allstar2008/recap.html">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20080216/DLBDLR/boxscore.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Blue Team</b> <b>117</b>, Red Team 99 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–30, 29–13, 33–24, 31–32</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Richardson" title="Jeremy Richardson">Jeremy Richardson</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rod_Benson" title="Rod Benson">Benson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ian_Mahinmi" title="Ian Mahinmi">Mahinmi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jelani_McCoy" title="Jelani McCoy">McCoy</a> 9 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Andre_Barrett" title="Andre Barrett">Andre Barrett</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elton_Brown_(basketball)" title="Elton Brown (basketball)">Elton Brown</a> 20<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Brown, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cory_Violette&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cory Violette (page does not exist)">Violette</a> 10 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gill" title="Eddie Gill">Gill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randy_Livingston" title="Randy Livingston">Livingston</a> 7 each</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Morial_Convention_Center" title="New Orleans Morial Convention Center">Ernest N. Morial Convention Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a><br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>#74 <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Blair" title="Curtis Blair">Curtis Blair</a></li> <li>#15 Eric Dalen</li> <li>#58 Josh Tiven</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="D-League_Dream_Factory_Friday_Night">D-League Dream Factory Friday Night</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: D-League Dream Factory Friday Night"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="H.O.R.S.E.">H.O.R.S.E.</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: H.O.R.S.E."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two preliminary rounds of two games each were played with the winners of the first two rounds competing in a final round for the title of H.O.R.S.E. Champion. Each round was capped at five minutes, and utilized a 24-second shot clock. Contestants were outfitted with a wireless microphone in order for fans to hear the player call his shot. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lance_Allred" title="Lance Allred">Lance Allred</a> faced Fort Wayne's <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Richardson" title="Jeremy Richardson">Jeremy Richardson</a>. Both players were tied at the time limit, but Allred managed to advance in sudden death when Richardson could not convert on his attempt. In the other first-round matchup, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> assignee <a href="/wiki/Morris_Almond" title="Morris Almond">Morris Almond</a> advanced over Sioux Fall's Kasib Powell, as he held an H-O advantage at the time limit. In the final, Allred earned the victory over Almond when he sank a bank shot from just outside the elbow, leaving Almond facing an H-O deficit as time expired. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Contestants</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <th>C </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lance_Allred" title="Lance Allred">Lance Allred</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Stampede" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Stampede">Idaho Stampede</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Morris_Almond" title="Morris Almond">Morris Almond</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Flash" class="mw-redirect" title="Utah Flash">Utah Flash</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasib_Powell" title="Kasib Powell">Kasib Powell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls_Skyforce" title="Sioux Falls Skyforce">Sioux Falls Skyforce</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Richardson" title="Jeremy Richardson">Jeremy Richardson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Mad_Ants" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Mad Ants">Fort Wayne Mad Ants</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hot-Shot">Hot-Shot</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Hot-Shot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hot-Shot contestants took to the floor to compete in a race against the clock to score the most points with the help of a D-League fan. Each team had one minute to tally the highest score from four designated shooting spots on the court, including a one-point layup, a two-point foul shot, a three-pointer from behind the arc, and a five-point half-court shot, with the fan only eligible to shoot from the lay-up position. Two teams competed simultaneously, one on each end of the court, during the first round with the winners advancing to a final round of head-to-head competition where the stakes were high – the fan from the winning squad had an opportunity to be a judge in the Slam Dunk Contest. </p><p>In the first round, Bakersfield's <a href="/wiki/Andre_Barrett" title="Andre Barrett">Andre Barrett</a> came out on top with a total of 24 while Dakota's <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Powell" title="Carlos Powell">Carlos Powell</a> checked in second with 23 points. <a href="/wiki/Billy_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Billy Thomas (basketball)">Billy Thomas</a> (20 points) and <a href="/wiki/Randy_Livingston" title="Randy Livingston">Randy Livingston</a> (5 points) were eliminated after the first round. </p><p>In the second and final round, Powell and his teammate Will, a New Orleans resident, won the title with a total of 24, edging Barrett and company's total of 21. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Contestants</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_Barrett" title="Andre Barrett">Andre Barrett</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bakersfield_Jam" class="mw-redirect" title="Bakersfield Jam">Bakersfield Jam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Livingston" title="Randy Livingston">Randy Livingston</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Stampede" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Stampede">Idaho Stampede</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Powell" title="Carlos Powell">Carlos Powell</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dakota_Wizards" title="Dakota Wizards">Dakota Wizards</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Billy Thomas (basketball)">Billy Thomas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_14ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Colorado 14ers">Colorado 14ers</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Three-Point_Shootout">Three-Point Shootout</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Three-Point Shootout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each contestant had 60 seconds to sink up to 21 three-pointers from seven shooting stations assembled around the three-point line. Each station had two orange balls (worth one point each) and one "money" ball (worth two points) which may only be attempted after both orange balls have been shot. Fans enjoyed one preliminary round and a championship round featuring the contestants with the top two scores from the first round. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Adam_Harrington_(basketball)" title="Adam Harrington (basketball)">Adam Harrington</a> dominated the contest, posting the highest score of all four competitors in the first round, and then edging <a href="/wiki/Kaniel_Dickens" title="Kaniel Dickens">Kaniel Dickens</a> in the final round to earn the victory. Dickens advanced to the final via a 30-second shootout with Josh Gross after two players tied for the second best total in the opening round. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Contestants</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Made</th> <th>Att.</th> <th>Pct. </th></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td>Josh Gross</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque_Thunderbirds" class="mw-redirect" title="Albuquerque Thunderbirds">Albuquerque Thunderbirds</a></td> <td>25</td> <td>64</td> <td>.391 </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaniel_Dickens" title="Kaniel Dickens">Kaniel Dickens</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_14ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Colorado 14ers">Colorado 14ers</a></td> <td>88</td> <td>202</td> <td>.436 </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adam_Harrington_(basketball)" title="Adam Harrington (basketball)">Adam Harrington</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_66ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulsa 66ers">Tulsa 66ers</a></b></td> <td><b>49</b></td> <td><b>100</b></td> <td><b>.490</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>PG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Langford" title="Keith Langford">Keith Langford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Toros" class="mw-redirect" title="Austin Toros">Austin Toros</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>101</td> <td>.426 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Slam_Dunk_Contest">Slam Dunk Contest</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Slam Dunk Contest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Slam Dunk Contest, which consisted of two rounds of two dunks each, began with each dunker submitting his top two dunks and selecting a fan from the crowd who chose the first dunk to be performed in the first round of competition. A composite total of the scores from the first round of dunks of competition was tallied for each dunker and the dunkers with the two highest scores competed in a championship round consisting of two dunk attempts. Contestants were allowed one replacement dunk per attempt. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Stampede" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Stampede">Idaho Stampede</a> pair of <a href="/wiki/Brent_Petway" title="Brent Petway">Brent Petway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Taylor_(basketball_player)" title="Mike Taylor (basketball player)">Mike Taylor</a> emerged from the first round and headed to the finals. Petway emerged as the victor after he completed a spectacular through-the-legs dunk that brought down the house at Jam Session and earned a perfect 50 score. Taylor attempted to counter with a show-stopping dunk of his own, but failed to convert on his two allotted attempts. Fort Wayne's <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eric Smith (basketball) (page does not exist)">Eric Smith</a> and Iowa's Doug Thomas also performed some impressive dunks, but did not record high enough scores from the judges to advance to the final round. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Contestants</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Ht.</th> <th>Wt. </th></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brent_Petway" title="Brent Petway">Brent Petway</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Stampede" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Stampede">Idaho Stampede</a></b></td> <td><b>6–8</b></td> <td><b>210</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eric Smith (basketball) (page does not exist)">Eric Smith</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Mad_Ants" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Mad Ants">Fort Wayne Mad Ants</a></td> <td>6–8</td> <td>220 </td></tr> <tr> <th>SG </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Taylor_(basketball_player)" title="Mike Taylor (basketball player)">Mike Taylor</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Stampede" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Stampede">Idaho Stampede</a></td> <td>6–2</td> <td>165 </td></tr> <tr> <th>SF </th> <td>Doug Thomas</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Energy">Iowa Energy</a></td> <td>6–9</td> <td>235 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 15–17: NBA Jam Session (<a href="/wiki/Ernest_N._Morial_Convention_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernest N. Morial Convention Center">Ernest N. Morial Convention Center</a>)</li> <li>Friday, February 15: NBA All-Star Celebrity Game</li> <li>Friday, February 15: 2008 Rookie Challenge</li> <li>Saturday, February 16: 2nd Annual D-League All-Star Game</li> <li>Saturday, February 16: NBA All-Star Saturday (Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Shootout, Shooting Stars Competition, Skills Challenge)</li> <li>Sunday, February 17: 57th Annual NBA All-Star Game</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_happenings">Musical happenings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Musical happenings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Friday, February 15: Prior to the 2008 Rookie Challenge, <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Shaw" title="Amanda Shaw">Amanda Shaw</a> performed the U.S. and Canadian anthems. <a href="/wiki/Jordin_Sparks" title="Jordin Sparks">Jordin Sparks</a> performed "<a href="/wiki/Tattoo_(Jordin_Sparks_song)" title="Tattoo (Jordin Sparks song)">Tattoo</a>" during halftime.</li> <li>Saturday, February 16: Prior to All-Star Saturday Night, <a href="/wiki/Marc_Broussard" title="Marc Broussard">Marc Broussard</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Dirty_Dozen_Brass_Band" title="Dirty Dozen Brass Band">Dirty Dozen Brass Band</a>, performed during the player introductions. Trumpeter <a href="/wiki/Christian_Scott_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian Scott (musician)">Christian Scott</a> performed the U.S. national anthem, while <a href="/wiki/Ten_Shekel_Shirt" title="Ten Shekel Shirt">Lamont Hiebert</a> performed the Canadian anthem. The same night, <a href="/wiki/Dr._John" title="Dr. John">Dr. John</a> paid tribute to <a href="/wiki/NBA_Cares" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Cares">NBA Cares</a>, with a performance of "<a href="/wiki/What_a_Wonderful_World" title="What a Wonderful World">What a Wonderful World</a>.</li> <li>Sunday, February 17: For the 57th Annual NBA All-Star Game, <a href="/wiki/Harry_Connick_Jr." title="Harry Connick Jr.">Harry Connick Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Branford_Marsalis" title="Branford Marsalis">Branford Marsalis</a> collaborated on the performance lineup. Connick was the musical director for the halftime show, featuring four original compositions performed by four pairs of pianists including <a href="/wiki/Dr._John" title="Dr. John">Dr. John</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allen_Toussaint" title="Allen Toussaint">Allen Toussaint</a>, Davell Crawford, <a href="/wiki/Art_Neville" title="Art Neville">Art Neville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Neville" title="Ivan Neville">Ivan Neville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Batiste" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan Batiste">Jonathan Batiste</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Marsalis_Jr." title="Ellis Marsalis Jr.">Ellis Marsalis Jr.</a>, and Connick Jr. and his Big Band. Marsalis was the musical director for the All-Star Player introductions, featuring compositions by Marsalis performed by the <a href="/wiki/Rebirth_Brass_Band" title="Rebirth Brass Band">Rebirth Brass Band</a>. Trumpeter <a href="/wiki/Kermit_Ruffins" title="Kermit Ruffins">Kermit Ruffins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trombone_Shorty" title="Trombone Shorty">Trombone Shorty</a> introduced the Western and Eastern Conference All-Star teams. Marsalis directed the U.S. national anthem performed by Stephanie Jordan and guitarist Jonathan Dubose. <a href="/wiki/Deborah_Cox" title="Deborah Cox">Deborah Cox</a> performed the Canadian anthem.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcast">Broadcast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Broadcast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NBA_on_TNT">NBA on TNT</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: NBA on TNT"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Broadcasting Network">Turner Broadcasting Network</a> televised the game for the fifth straight year in the United States. The game was called by <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">NBA on TNT</a> commentators <a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a>. TNT also televised the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, PlayStation Skills Challenge, Footlocker Three-Point Shootout and the Haier Shooting Stars Competition. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="ESPN">ESPN</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: ESPN"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>ESPN televised the <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a> All-Star Celebrity Game on February 15. The event was simulcast on <a href="/wiki/ESPN360" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN360">ESPN360</a>.com, <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Mobile" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN Mobile">ESPN Mobile</a> and <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Radio" title="ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the All-Star game was not broadcast on ESPN, the game was on ESPN Radio. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NBA_TV">NBA TV</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: NBA TV"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning the week of the All-Star game, February 11, NBA TV aired tributes to moments in All-Star game history, including a top-10 list, highlights and greatest moments. NBA TV aired the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Hall of Fame">Basketball Hall of Fame</a> Finalist Friday, February 15. The network also provided the behind-the-scenes practices of the East and West rosters, the NBA D-League All-Star game, and pregame and postgame coverage of the All-Star Game.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="International">International</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NBA vastly increased the global appeal of the All-Star Game, allowing 123 broadcasters to air the games in 215 countries in more than 40 languages. NBA TV covered All-Star weekend to another record 80 countries. Most foreign major sports networks aired the All-Star game live.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_NBA_All-Star_Game&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090219121837/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280217032">East All-Stars 134, West All-Stars 128</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100121045348/http://www.nba.com/news/neworleans_060522.html">"New Orleans to Host NBA All-Star 2008"</a>. <i>NBA.com</i>. 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CBS/Turner">commentators</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_on_television" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association on television">NBA on television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Awards" title="NBA Awards">NBA Awards</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_07" title="NBA 07">NBA 07</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1980s" title="NBA on television in the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1990s" title="NBA on television in the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="NBA on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2010s" title="NBA on television in the 2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2020s" title="NBA on television in the 2020s">2020s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_on_TNT_commentators" title="List of NBA on TNT commentators">Commentators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Anderson_(sportscaster)" title="Brian Anderson (sportscaster)">Brian Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Bender" title="Gary Bender">Gary Bender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brando" title="Tim Brando">Tim Brando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Breen" title="Mike Breen">Mike Breen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Calabro" title="Kevin Calabro">Kevin Calabro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skip_Caray" title="Skip Caray">Skip Caray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spero_Dedes" title="Spero Dedes">Spero Dedes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Devlin_(sportscaster)" title="Matt Devlin (sportscaster)">Matt Devlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Eagle" title="Ian Eagle">Ian Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Fitzgerald" title="Bob Fitzgerald">Bob Fitzgerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harlan" title="Kevin Harlan">Kevin Harlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Harris" title="Todd Harris">Todd Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(sportscaster)" title="Gus Johnson (sportscaster)">Gus Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Lundquist" title="Verne Lundquist">Verne Lundquist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joel_Meyers" title="Joel Meyers">Joel Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Neal_(Atlanta_sportscaster)" title="Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster)">Bob Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Proctor" title="Mel Proctor">Mel Proctor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Van_Wieren" title="Pete Van Wieren">Pete Van Wieren</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Ainge" title="Danny Ainge">Danny Ainge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Barry" title="Brent Barry">Brent Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Rick Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Chapman" title="Rex Chapman">Rex Chapman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Daly" title="Chuck Daly">Chuck Daly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy_Sr." title="Mike Dunleavy Sr.">Mike Dunleavy Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Mike Fratello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Givens" title="Jack Givens">Jack Givens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Grant Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Jackson_(basketball)" title="Jim Jackson (basketball)">Jim Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_(basketball)" title="Steve Smith (basketball)">Steve Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Thompson_(basketball)" title="John Thompson (basketball)">John Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Gundy" title="Jeff Van Gundy">Jeff Van Gundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Van_Gundy" title="Stan Van Gundy">Stan Van Gundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Versace" title="Dick Versace">Dick Versace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline<br />reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Aldridge" title="David Aldridge">David Aldridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Haarlow" title="Rebecca Haarlow">Rebecca Haarlow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosalyn_Gold-Onwude" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosalyn Gold-Onwude">Rosalyn Gold-Onwude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Johnson_(commentator)" title="Lewis Johnson (commentator)">Lewis Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allie_LaForce" title="Allie LaForce">Allie LaForce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristen_Ledlow" title="Kristen Ledlow">Kristen Ledlow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Miller" title="Cheryl Miller">Cheryl Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pam_Oliver" title="Pam Oliver">Pam Oliver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Ready" title="Stephanie Ready">Stephanie Ready</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Sager" title="Craig Sager">Craig Sager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Scott_(basketball)" title="Dennis Scott (basketball)">Dennis Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Wolfson" title="Tracy Wolfson">Tracy Wolfson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Cellini" title="Vince Cellini">Vince Cellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Lefkoe" title="Adam Lefkoe">Adam Lefkoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Fein" title="Marc Fein">Marc Fein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Johnson_Jr." title="Ernie Johnson Jr.">Ernie Johnson Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lorenz" title="Bob Lorenz">Bob Lorenz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casey_Stern" title="Casey Stern">Casey Stern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Winer" title="Matt Winer">Matt Winer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Charles Barkley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Crawford" title="Jamal Crawford">Jamal Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Lisa Leslie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Smith" title="Kenny Smith">Kenny Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Theus" title="Reggie Theus">Reggie Theus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Isiah Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contributors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Huber" title="Jim Huber">Jim Huber</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NBA drafts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_draft" title="1990 NBA draft">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_draft" title="1991 NBA draft">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_draft" title="1992 NBA draft">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_draft" title="1993 NBA draft">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_draft" title="1994 NBA draft">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_draft" title="1997 NBA draft">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_draft" title="1999 NBA draft">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_draft" title="2000 NBA draft">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_draft" title="2001 NBA draft">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_draft" title="2002 NBA draft">2002</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 NBA All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2004 NBA All-Star Game">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 NBA All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a 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Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2021 NBA All-Star Game">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 NBA All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 NBA All-Star Game">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2025 NBA All-Star Game">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Cup" title="NBA Cup">NBA Cup</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Cup" title="2024 NBA Cup">2024</a></li></ul> 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kelenna_Azubuike" title="Kelenna Azubuike">Kelenna Azubuike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Barry" title="Jon Barry">Jon Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosalyn_Gold-Onwude" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosalyn Gold-Onwude">Rosalyn Gold-Onwude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Tim Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Jack Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Bucher" title="Ric Bucher">Ric Bucher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Carter" title="Fred Carter">Fred Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinny_Del_Negro" title="Vinny Del Negro">Vinny Del Negro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramona_Shelburne" title="Ramona Shelburne">Ramona Shelburne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelley_Smith_(sports_reporter)" title="Shelley Smith (sports reporter)">Shelley Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Brown_(sportscaster)" title="Doug Brown (sportscaster)">Doug Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. 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