What: Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game | #SprintCeleb When: Friday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m. ET Where: Center Court at Jam Session, Orange County Convention Center TV: ESPN Ne-Yo (R&B/pop) Common (Just Wright) J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Vinny Guadagnino (Jersey Shore) Kevin Hart (Laugh At My Pain) Javier Colon (The Voice) Drew and Jonathan Scott (Property Brothers) Jesse Williams (Grey's Anatomy) Mitch Richmond (six-time NBA All-Star) Penny Hardaway (four-time NBA All-Star) Nick Anderson (NBA legend) Tamika Catchings (WNBA, Indiana Fever) Doug Gottlieb (ESPN, The Doug Gottlieb Show) 2012 NBA All-Stars, Orlando Magic Center Dwight Howard and Oklahoma City Thunder Forward Kevin Durant will serve as the East and West team coaches, respectively. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What: BBVA Rising Stars Challenge | #BBVARisingStars When: Feb. 24, 9 p.m. ET Where: Amway Center TV: TNT Team Shaq #TeamShaq Blake Griffin, LA Clippers Jeremy Lin, NY Knicks Ricky Rubio, Minnesota Timberwolves Markieff Morris, Phoenix Suns Kemba Walker, Charlotte Bobcats Landry Fields, NY Knicks Norris Cole, Miami Heat Brandon Knight, Detroit Pistons Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Cavaliers Greg Monroe, Detroit Pistons Team Chuck #TeamChuck Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings Derrick Williams, Minnesota Timberwolves Paul George, Indiana Pacers MarShon Brooks, NJ Nets John Wall, Washington Wizards Tiago Splitter, San Antonio Spurs (out with injury) Evan Turner, Philadelphia 76ers Gordon Hayward, Utah Jazz Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs Derrick Favors, Utah Jazz
Talking bout the ASG reminded me Only one player has his own media session this weekend(set up by the league) Not LeBron, Not Kobe, Not CP3 J-LIN. I figure Orlando will be swamped with more Asian media than ever so it makes sense to just conduct a media session with just Lin and get it over. I feel this weekend won't be helpful for him though. Lin needs to rest up for the stretch run.
Damn I got it wrong, he's only judge. THE EVENT: THE SPRITE SLAM DUNK SHOWDOWN WHERE: ORLANDO – NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND WHEN: 2.24.12 @ 4:25PM EST on NBA.com | 2.25.12 @ 1:30PM EST on NBATV For the past three years, the best “Amateur” dunk contest in the world has been taking place the night before the NBA Dunk Contest during All-Star weekend. In front of LeBron James, special hip hop guests like Drake and this year J. Cole (who will also be performing) , dunk legend Darryl Dawkins and our Sprite Showdown All-Stars Reemix & Los, 4 finalist will compete for the dunk title, $10k and the honor of presenting the trophy to the NBA player who wins the NBA Sprite Slam Dunk Contest the next night. The NBA announced the four finalist this morning and they are Kenny Dobbs, Jonsey, AirDogg and Kasper. You might recognize Kenny from YouTube where his dunk contest wins have accumulated millions of views. AirDogg has been seen in multiple commercials including a recent Sprite one with LeBron James. Jonsey has been an online viral sensation on basketball and hip hop sites. 21 year old Kasper is an up and coming dunker but he’s been dunking since he was 14. Link with videos of the guys: http://ballislife.com/2012-sprite-showdown-finalist-announced-lebron-j-cole-judging-dunk-contest/
The rising stars challenge might be a good indicator of future talent. Seems to me the best performers are also the future stars.
Okay, you apparently didn't watch one youtube video of him. For all the guys that don't know KENNY DOBBS: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OzTNc4kPQ-4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zU-0bsnIFYY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7npHU0Lcam0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
