NBA All-Star Party Schedule

The NBA All-Star weekend kicks off in Dallas, TX.  The basketball and hip-hop world come together to celebrate the streetball lifestyle.  If you can’t afford a ticket to the game, no problem.  Here is the NBA All-Star game party schedule.

NBA All-Star Weekend Party Scene, No Secret Department: The Mavs’ Josh Howard, P-Diddy and Mary J. Blige are going to be everywhere.

NBA All-Star Weekend Party Scene, Top-Secret Department: I’m told LeBron James is renting out Ghost Bar atop the W hotel for a private shindig (shhhhhh) and if you want a table, all it’ll cost you is $10,000. Yes. Per table.

Thursday, Feb. 11

Josh Howard, Devin Harris and BET host Alesha Renee. A “Kickoff’’ party at “The Bank’’ on Main Street in Dallas.

Mary J. Blige puts on a concert benefitting the Mavs Foundation. It’s the All-Star Opening Night concert by Mary J. Blige, with comedian Mark Curry and host Mario Lopez, at 7 at the Majestic Theatre.

Magic Johnson and Alonzo Mourning host a billiards party. Now, that’s the afterparty. The actual event – which includes Dwyane Wade and Mark Cuban – is Centennial Hall at Fair Park.

Dwyane Wade stays busy. He will host a party at 10 at the Starlight Room on Munger Avenue.

Want Hollywood types? The All-Star Hollywood Celebrity Soiree is at downtown’s Union Station. Scheduled to include Tyler Perry and Terence Howard.

Shaquille O’Neal is hosting the All-Star Comedy Jam at 8 at the Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie. With Mo’Nique.

And here’s one … “Babes & Ballers.’’ Like a lot of the parties, it benefits charities (Laptops for the Wounded). This one is at TePheJez Nightclub (2226 Elm). General admission $50, VIP $150.

The All-Star Weekend Tip-Off Party is at 9 p.m. at the Palladium Ballroom on South Lamar. Its hosts are Ludacris and Allen Iverson.

Friday, Feb. 12

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will host Friday at the Palladium Ballroom with co-hosts Josh Howard and Greg Buckner.

Valentine’s Day reservations are being taken at Bella. Tell ‘em DallasBasketball.com sent you!

In what I believe is for the Mavs players an “official’’ NBA party, Dirk and Jet serve as the hosts at Love Field. It’s at the “Jet Aviation’’ hangar … I’m told it will be temporarily re-christened “Hangar 41’’ (hope Jason Terry doesn’t mind) … and Mary J. Blige and Common will be a part of it. (So will I. Maybe with a DB.com video crew, if I can pull it off.)

Carmelo Anthony hosts his party at Beamers.

LeBron James hosts his party at AMPM Lounge.

A Union Station party with an NFL feel: Iverson, plus Michael Vick.

The Boardroom has a party that includes Snoop Dogg and Paul Pierce.

Saturday, Feb. 13

Diddy is back with another party, this one at Sting Ultra Lounge, complete with a quote from Diddy:

“Bad Boy’s in the Building, Dirty Money in the building, you know how I do, there’s no party like a Diddy party,’’ … said Diddy.

Dwyane Wade’s party is at F.I.G.

The “Party for Champions” begins at 9 at the Tower Club and is hosted by Gabrielle Union, Elise Neal, NFL star Dwight Freeney and Gary Payton.

Sunday, Feb. 14

Terrell Owens and J-Ho get top billing here for a black-tie “All-Star Affair’’ at the Palladium.

Union Station has an “All-Star Game watching party” hosted by Kenny Smith and Michael Vick.

Game-watching specials, great Mexican food and a see-and-be-seen scene all day at Hacienda on Henderson.

Kenyon Martin hosts a party at Go Fish. I don’t know if Mark Cuban and Kenyon’s mom are on the guest list.

Of course, all weekend long there’s NBA All-Star Jam Session.

And all of it culminates in – lest we forget – an actual game.

Source:  DallasBasketball.com

NBA All-Stars 2010

The NBA All-Star game features the best basketball players in the world.  The starters for the Western Conference and Eastern Conference were recently announced.

For the West, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony, Tim Duncan and Amare Stoudemire are the starters.  The Eastern Conference team features Lebron James, Allen Iverson, Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett and Dwyane Wade.  My prediction is that the West will win the game with Carmelo Anthony being named the MVP.

Check out this great video featuring basketball highlights from the 2010 NBA All-Stars. J.Cole’s music is featured.

NBA All-Stars 2010 on Streetball.

Allen Iverson NBA All-Star 2010

Allen Iverson NBA All-Star

Allen Iverson is one of the most popular players in the NBA. AI was recently picked to be a starter in the 2010 NBA All-Star game in Dallas, Tx. Iverson finished second among East guards with 1,269,568 votes. He will be joined in the backcourt by Miami’s Dwyane Wade (2,327,550). Orlando’s Vince Carter was third in the voting (1,048,977).

The remainder of the East starters are Cleveland’s LeBron James and Boston’s Kevin Garnett at the forwards and Orlando’s Dwight Howard at center.

“I just want to thank everybody for their support this season and it’s an honor that the fans have voted me into the All-Star Game as a starter,” Iverson said. “The fans are who make us and make the NBA so popular. This year is even more special because I’ll be representing a city and fans that I love and a team that has been such a big part of my life throughout my career.”

Iverson initially said that he would see how his ailing knee was feeling before determining whether to play in the All-Star Game, but he has backed off that stance.

He has been voted an All-Star starter for 11 consecutive seasons, and has appeared in 10 games. He did not play in 2007.

In his nine previous appearances, he has averaged 14.4 points and 6.2 assists. He was named MVP of the game in 2001 and 2005.

Iverson is averaging 14.8 points and 4.4 assists in 16 games with the Sixers. The team is 8-14 since he returned to Philly.

Sundiata Gaines is a Baller

Sundiata Gaines is a baller. The new member of the Utah Jazz came through in the clutch to hit the game winning shot. Check out Sundiata Gaines profile.
Full Name: Sundiata Kofi Gaines
Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 6-1 / 195
Birthdate: April 18, 1986 (Jamaica, N.Y.)
High School: Archbishop Molloy (Jamaica, N.Y.)
College: Georgia

Sundiata Gaines Hits the Game Winning Shot

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Georgia
Season G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST TO STL BL PTS AVG
2004-05 27 112 298 .760 75 139 .540 133 78 75 66 8 324 12.0
2005-06 30 110 244 .451 74 122 .607 154 101 74 60 6 308 10.3
2006-07 32 109 265 .411 78 128 .609 183 154 83 72 8 335 10.5
2007-08 34 175 423 .414 109 180 .606 204 143 89 61 3 502 14.8
Totals 123 506 1230 .411 336 569 .590 674 476 321 259 25 1469 11.9
Three-point field goals: 2004-05, 25-93 (.269); 2005-06, 14-54 (.259); 2006-07, 39-110(.355); 2007-08, 43-143 (301). Totals, 121-400 (.302).

Professional Career: 2008-09: NGC Cantu (Italy-SerieA, starting five): 30 games: 13.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.0 spg.
College Highlights: Played in 123 games, starting ever contest … averaging 11.9 points, 5.5 rebounds in 31.7 minutes per game …
Went over the 1,000-point mark for his career in the season’s second game. Climbed 29 places on the school’s list of all-time scorers.
Senior (2007-08): Played in 34 games averaging 14.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 33.7 minutes per game…SecondTeam Coaches’ All-SEC pick for the second straight season … Named the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Southeastern Conference Tournament … Led the Bulldogs to their first tourney title in 25 years and the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth since 2002 … During Georgia’s trip to Hawai’i, he became the school’s all-time leader in steals.
Junior (2006-07): Led the SEC and ranked 31st among all NCAA Division I players in steals per game (2.2/game). Over the SEC schedule, he ranked sixth in assists per game (4.73/game), sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.84) and 16th in rebounds per game (5.8) …
Led Georgia in minutes, starts, rebounds, assists and steals … Slowly recovered from a right ankle sprain suffered early in Jacksonville game Dec. 19. Injury came three days after perhaps his best game as a collegian (vs. Gonzaga) … Named SEC Player of the Week for his superlative effort in Georgia’s win over Gonzaga on Dec. 16 … Flirted with a triple-double several times this season, lastly on Feb. 17 vs. Auburn (21-9-9) … Had a career-high five 3-pointers in Georgia’s game at Alabama … His 10 assists vs. Southern were a career high and the first double-digit assist game by a Georgia player in five years. Sophomore (2005-06): Named the team’s MVP by the coaching staff after the season … led the Bulldogs in rebounds (5.0), minutes (28.4 mpg), assists (101) and steals (60). Became the first UGA player since Rashad Wright (2003) to tally 100 assists … Season-best effort likely came in Georgia’s victory over Georgia Tech: 16 pts., 6 rebs., 5 assists and 2 steals.
Freshman (2004-05): Ranked fourth among all freshmen in the SEC in scoring, 5th in rebounding, 2nd in steals and 3rd in assists.
Also ranked third among ALL conference players in steals … Had more steals (66) than did SEC Defensive Player of the Year Rashad Wright in 2004 … his 17 points against Western Ky. were the most by a Georgia freshman in his first game since Dominique Wilkins in 1979 … Started every game before serving a 1-game suspension Feb. 26 at Vanderbilt.

Troy McCray Slam Dunk Mixtape

Troy McCray was born June 19, 1987 and is one of the best slam dunk artists in the world. Hops? Yes, he’s got plenty.  Troy McCray aka Rudeboi stands only 5′9″. He can be seen dunking for Team Flight Brothers aka TFB and is sponsored by K1x.

Recently, Streetball.com featured the Troy McCray Slam Dunk Mixtape.  Here is a glimpse of one of the best dunkers in the world.

Be on the lookout for great things from this baller.  Many thanks to LeftLane6 for the footage.

Troy McCray Slam Dunk Mixtape

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