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NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND 2006 NBA All Star Weekend Date:
February 17th - 20th • LAS VEGAS • Toyota Center For the second time in the
event's history, Houston has been selected as the host city for NBA All-Star.
The 55th annual All-Star Game will be played at the Toyota Center, home of the
Houston Rockets on Feb. 19, 2006. Houston first hosted the midseason classic in
1989 before a record crowd of 44,735 at the Astrodome. In that game, the West
posted a 143-134 victory behind MVP Karl Malone's 28 points and John Stockton's
17 assists, which included an All-Star record nine in a single quarter.
Chicago's Michael Jordan scored 28 points for the East, while the Los Angeles
Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson's injury replacement on the West
roster, played a record 18th and final All-Star Game. In All-Star Saturday
night festivities at the Summit, New York's Kenny Walker took home the Slam
Dunk trophy with a record high score of 148.1 in the final round and Seattle's
Dale Ellis collected the Three-Point Shootout crown. NBA All-Star has evolved
into a week-long celebration that enables fans worldwide to experience the
thrill of the world's greatest athletes playing the game they love while also
leaving a lasting impact in each host city's community. Order NBA All Star
Events today. The NBA All-Star competitions tip off on Friday as the League's
top rookies and second-year players square off in the Rookie Challenge. The
excitement continues the next day with NBA All-Star Saturday featuring the
Shooting Stars, a shooting competition featuring NBA, WNBA players and NBA
legends; Skills Challenge, a competition of top guards working against the
clock to complete a series of passes, long-range shots and agility drills; and
the Three-Point Shootout, where six of the NBA's best long-range shooters
compete against each other and versus the clock in the test of three-point
shooting accuracy. The evening's grand finale is the Slam Dunk Contest, which
showcases some of the NBA's best athletes as they take to the air mystifying
fans with their gravity-defying creativity. The week concludes with the NBA
All-Star Game on Sunday before a worldwide television audience that reaches
more than 200 countries. Order your NBA All Star Hotel Rooms from the form
below: Leading up to All-Star Weekend will be the 13th NBA All-Star Jam
Session, the ultimate interactive basketball experience. The event is open to
the public and will provide fans of all ages with the opportunity to take part
in NBA All-Star 2007. Jam Session will feature more than 350,000 square feet of
basketball activities and games. Fans of all ages can test their basketball
passing skills while battling a bungee cord, enjoy the sounds of today's
hottest musical artists at Club NBA, see their favorite NBA and WNBA players,
slam dunk, launch a jump shot from a trampoline, shoot baskets with a
slingshot, make their own personalized basketball trading card, test their
trivia skills, and much more. Jam Session also features NBA and WNBA player
autograph sessions and clinics, and a complete collection of authentic NBA
apparel and NBA All-Star 2007 souvenirs. Not all of the NBA All-Star action
will take place on the hardwood. The NBA and the Houston Rockets will partner
with schools, community organizations and corporate partners to showcase the
league's on-going commitment to the community by opening reading and learning
centers, refurbishing basketball courts and encouraging countless youngsters to
develop a love of reading. Highlighting the NBA All-Star activities in the
community are the NBA Legacy Project, the NBA Read to Achieve Caravan, NBA
All-Star Jam Session, Jr. NBA and WNBA youth basketball clinics. |
