LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas has been selected to host NBA AllStar 2007, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced today. The 2007 game will mark the first time that NBA All-Star is held in a city without an NBA team.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) will serve as the host organization for NBA All-Star 2007. NBA All-Star is a week-long celebration that enables fans from around the globe to experience the thrill of the world’s greatest athletes playing the game they love while also leaving a lasting impact in the host city’s community.
The week’s festivities will culminate on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007 with the playing of the 56th NBA All-Star Game at the Thomas & Mack Center. The game will reach a worldwide television audience in more than 200 countries. The NBA All-Star competitions will tip off on Friday, Feb. 16, as the League’s top rookies and second-year players square off in the Rookie Challenge. The excitement will continue the next day with AllStar 2007 Saturday featuring the Shooting Stars, a shooting competition featuring NBA Legends, NBA and WNBA players; 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, the Slam Dunk Contest, will showcase some of the NBA’s best athletes as they take to the air mystifying fans with their gravity-defying creativity. Not all of the action will take place on the hardwood as the NBA will partner with schools and community-based organizations in Las Vegas and the surrounding areas to showcase the League’s on-going commitment to the community. Highlighting the NBA All Star 2007 activities in the community will be the NBA All-Star Legacy Project and a series of events with current and former NBA and WNBA players reaching out to youth-serving organizations.
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