The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game takes place annually during the NBA All-Star Weekend and features retired NBA players, WNBA players, actors, musicians, and athletes from sports other than basketball. The game debuted at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, California.[1][2]
The game is played with the standard NBA rules however are several rule changes that are used in this game.
- Games are played in four quarters of 8 minutes from 2004-11, the game was extended to 10 minutes a quarter in 2012.
- The game clock does not stop while the play is not active except for timeouts, the final two minutes of the second and fourth quarters, or at the official's discretion.
- Overtime periods are two minutes in length with a running clock.
- There are no foul outs in the game, however players and/or coaches can be assessed technical fouls and can be ejected from the game.
[edit] 2007 All-Star Celebrity Game
The 2007 McDonald's All-Star Celebrity Game was played on Friday, February 17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush sprained his ankle during the game, however Access Hollywood correspondent Tony Potts scored 14 points and eight rebounds for the West team as he helped the West beat the East 40-21 and was named the game's MVP. [3]
[edit] 2008 All-Star Celebrity Game
The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game was played on Friday, February 15 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 17 celebrities took part in the game. The game was marked by a surprise appearance by Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens in the middle of the second quarter, where he joined and played with the New Orleans team. Owens scored 18 points including a dunk. He also became the MVP of the game, after helping his team which was down by as much as 10 before he came but ended up winning, 51-50. ESPN analyst Ric Bucher was the commissioner for the game. [6]
[edit] 2009 All-Star Celebrity Game
The 2009 McDonald's All-Star Celebrity Game was played on Friday, February 13 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. A total of 17 celebrities took part in the game. Basketball Hall of Famers Magic Johnson and Julius Erving, who combined for 23 NBA All-Star appearances, served as coaches for the celebrity teams. NBA legends, Dominique Wilkins and Clyde Drexler, were joined by former players, Dan Majerle and Rick Fox, in the celebrity team roster. WNBA stars Lisa Leslie and Kara Lawson also participated in the game along with four Harlem Globetrotters players.[4]
Previous year's MVP, Terrell Owens scored a game-high 17 points and led the East Sunrisers to a 60–57 victory over the West Sunsetters. Owens, an American football star for Dallas Cowboys, was also named as the Celebrity Game MVP for the second successive year. The game was marked by a surprise appearance by another Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman in the middle of the game, where she joined and played with the East Sunrisers. ESPN play-by-play commentator Mike Breen also made a surprise appearance as the referee for the game.[7]
[edit] 2010 All-Star Celebrity Game
The 2010 All-Star Celebrity Game was played on Friday, February 12 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. A total of 20 celebrities took part in the game. Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson and five-time NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning, served as coaches for the celebrity teams. Three former NBA players, Robert Horry, Rick Fox and Chris Mullin, along with Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, participated in the game.[4] The West team won 41–37 over the East. "Special K" Daley, one of the four Harlem Globetrotters player that participated in the game, scored game-high 18 points for the West. Actor Michael Rapaport, who scored 4 points, was named as the Celebrity Game MVP for his defense on football player Terrell Owens, the MVP of the last two Celebrity Games. Owens, who played both college basketball and football in Chattanooga, led the East with 10 points.[4] The Globetrotters, joined by "Curly" Neal and "Bucket" Blakes, entertained the crowd during the timeouts with their signature ball-handling tricks. Mike Breen was a referee for the game.[8]
[edit] 2011 All-Star Celebrity Game
The 2011 BBVA Celebrity All-Star Game was played on Friday, February 18 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. The head coaches were NBA Hall of Famers Bill Walton and Magic Johnson. Their assistants were comedians Ty Burrell and Jason Alexander. Each team featured fake "general managers" who simulated to have chosen the team.
The game's MVP was chosen by voting of the audience through text messaging. At the end of the game, Justin Bieber was announced the MVP. Bieber scored eight points (3-11 FG), and had two rebounds and four assists. NBA legend Chris Mullin said of Bieber, "He's got a nice little game... but more importantly, he's got great passion. It looked like he loves the game."[9]
[edit] 2012 All-Star Celebrity Game
The 2012 Sprint All-Star Celebrity Game was played on Friday, February 24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Participants in 2012's version of the game include J.Cole, Common, Vinny Guadagnino, Kevin Hart, Ne-Yo, J.B. Smoove, Javier Colon, Drew and Jonathan Scott, Jesse Williams,Chris Mullin, Mitch Richmond, Penny Hardaway,Tim Hardaway, Nick Anderson, Tamika Catchings, Doug Gottlieb, and Arne Duncan. Hart who scored 8 points, was chosen to be the game's MVP by voting of the audience through text messaging after intentionally receiving a technical foul and being ejected from the game with about a minute to go in the game. The East won the game 86-54. Dwight Howard served as coach for the Eastern Team and Kevin Durant coached the team for the West.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Corey Moss. "Paris, P. Diddy Help Make NBA All-Star Game An Afterthought". MTV.com. February 17, 2004. Retrieved on February 14, 2009.
- ^ "All-Star even tickets for sale Friday". azcentral.com. December 17, 2008. Retrieved on February 14, 2009.
- ^ "Tony Potts Takes Home The MVP Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 16, 2008. http://www.nba.com/allstar2007/celeb_mvp_070216.html. Retrieved March 07, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Wilkins, Drexler, Owens among Celebrity Game notables". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 11, 2009. http://www.nba.com/2009/allstar2009/02/10/celebrity_roster.allstar09.20090210/index.html. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "West Celebs Defeat East in McDonald’s NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Presented by 2K Sports". nba.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 17, 2007. http://www.nba.com/allstar2007/news/celebgame_070212.html. Retrieved March 08, 2012.
- ^ Brennan, Matthew (February 17, 2008). "New Orleans Stars Win 2008 Celebrity Game". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/allstar2008/celeb_game/. Retrieved March 08, 2012.
- ^ Peterson, Rob (February 11, 2009). "T.O. pulls in another MVP trophy in wild celebrity game". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/2009/allstar2009/01/16/mcdonalds.celebrity.game/index.html. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
- ^ "Globetrotters Shine at NBA All-Star 2010". HarlemGlobetrotters.Com. Harlem Globetrotters. February 13, 2010. http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/news/index.html?article_id=218. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ Schuhmann, John (2011-02-28). "MVP Bieber shows off his pro-style game in defeat". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/allstar/2011/celebrity.game/index.html. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ Schuhmann, John (2012-02-25). "Harvard hoops, comedy highlight annual celebrity funfest". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/allstar/2012/celebrity-game/index.html. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
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