2013 nba all star game
While his fans might not have been too happy that he didn't get an NBA All-Star Game nod this year, Jeremy Lin isn't upset about it at all--in fact, given his struggles this season, he's glad he wasn't chosen.
With all the pageantry, glitz and glamour of the Slam Dunk contest, the Celebrity Game and the Three-Point Shootout all done, NBA All-Star Weekend closes out with the main event-the best of the best from the East and West colliding in the NBA All-Star Game in Houston Sunday at 8 p.m. EST.
Rookie Damian Lillard continued to wow fans, Kyrie Irving proved his long-range dominance and Terrence Ross was the King of the Slam Dunk Contest during the 2013 NBA All-Star Game to round out the Top Plays of the Week in NBA action.
While the Sprite Slam Dunk Competition will be the main event of NBA All-Star Saturday in Houston tonight, look for the show-stealer of the evening to be when the best marksmen in the NBA light up downtown in the 2013 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest.
They're among the elite among point guards at the highest level of basketball. And for one night, they'll all be on the same floor together to determine who the best is during NBA All-Star Weekend.
The latest incoming class for the 2013 Basketball Hall of Fame could be featuring Gary Payton, Tim Hardaway, Bernard King and Rick Pitino as the nominees for September's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony were announced Friday afternoon.
The Western Conference has two teams with two players each in the starting lineup, all of which play in the same arena. It will be an LA-heavy slate in the home of the Rockets on Sunday for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. It's too bad for fans at the Staples Center that the game was there last season and not this year. We've documented each starter's history in the all-star game here.
Arguably the greatest basketball player to ever play the game will be celebrating his 50 birthday this week-and Sports Illustrated is helping him celebrate it.
The NBA Western Conference All-Star Reserves feature a couple of old favorites leading their team in a renaissance season, a consistent producer throughout his career and a new crop of talent that has commanded the attention of fans everywhere in recent seasons. We give them all a look, including Tim Duncan, James Harden and Russell Westbrook.
The NBA Eastern Conference All-Star Reserves feature some of the most under-rated players leading their respective teams. Whether they're over-shadowed by a teammate (or two) or play for a struggling team, they've still managed to have respectable seasons and some impressive individual achievements as well. We delve deeper into the type of seasons Jrue Holiday, Kyrie Irving, Chris Bosh, Tyson Chandler, Joakim Noah, Paul George, Luol Deng and Brook Lopez are having during the 2012-2013 season.
The question "Just how close is Derrick Rose to returning?" has been one that has hounded Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau all season.
For the second year in a row, NBA All-Star Weekend will be getting a dose of "Linsanity."
It made Julius Erving a household name. It turned Michael Jordan's image and turned it into a worldwide phenomenon. It helped define Blake Griffin as one of the game's most exciting players.
One of the NBA's most serious, no-nonsense coaches for one of the league's best teams is thrilled to be a part of All-Star Weekend.
James Harden is in, and Jeremy Lin is out for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game after the coaches decided on the final 14 spots for the Feb. 17 gala event in Houston, where both Lin and Harden play for the Rockets.
