Brands are presenting their latest and greatest, celebrations are highlighting schedule books and the glitz and glamor of one of the best weekends in basketball are just about to be unleashed. He posted 31 points in his Philadelphia hometown. As the coach for Team Canada, he led them to their 74-63 victory over Kevin Hart and Team USA.
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And no greater star shines brightest this weekend than the retiring Mr. Bryant. He got the crowd into it again early in the first quarter by passing the ball to himself off the backboard before laying in a finger-roll.
Raonic was hampered by a slightly torn adductor muscle in his semifinal loss to Andy Murray at the Australian Open a couple weeks ago.
The Raptors take pride in being known as Canada’s team.
Silver also said the league wants the NBA Development League to expand “relatively quickly” and ultimately reach 30 teams.
“While the games were going on, I’ve wanted to trip him”, said Popovich, the San Antonio Spurs coach who will be at the helm for the Western Conference All-Stars in today’s exhibition.
“I don’t want it to be too gimmicky where we’re walking ads for just everything”, Curry said. “But you also have your fingers crossed saying, ‘Maybe I’ll get picked for the All-Star Game, ‘” Crawford said. “I got six”, Jordan responded.
Q: People say the dunk contest hasn’t been same, that no one can duplicate what you did in 2000. “The transition will be a little weird for sure”. “We’ve got an All-Star weekend here, everything’s here, we can’t complain”.
The long break is a negative in James’ mind, he said.
Someone asked how he felt about playing in Toronto, where the temperature was 6 degrees below zero on Saturday. The Lakers won three championships with Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal leading a well-coached and well-run organization.
“He’s the Michael Jordan of our era”, said Kyle Lowry, one of two Toronto Raptors guards on the East’s roster this year. Either side can choose to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement until December 15.
Played outside the United States for the first time in its 65-year history, in a way the National Basketball Association is returning to its roots this weekend, since the game was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891. “When we get back to Miami, we’ll do everything we’ve got to do to make sure it’s right”. We just have to sit down at the table. He was named the “Global Ambassador” for the Toronto Raptors in 2013. In a room full of people who are elbow-to-elbow that is probably not easy. “They think it’s cold like this all the time, but that’s not the truth”.
Andre Drummond of the Pistons and Isaiah Thomas of the Celtics opened up during all-star practice Saturday.
They were hard to miss, especially on Powell’s size 16 feet. The Lakers likely will retire both jersey numbers he’s worn – 8 and 24 – and display a statue of Bryant outside the Staples Center. News broke after he had already spoke to the media that morning.
Bosh was in Toronto, site of the All-Star Game, planning to participate in Saturday’s 3-point shooting competition and Sunday’s game before the injury forced him to drop out.
After the Lakers traded O’Neal the following summer to Miami, Bryant and O’Neal ignored each other in the 2005 All-Star game during pre-game handshakes.
The logo integrates the CN Tower silhouette with the team’s red, white and black colors.
Q: What do you think it’s like this weekend in Toronto?
Kris Wu plays alongside the Canadian celebrity team in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on February 13, 2016 in Toronto, Canada.
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The NBA All-Stars will wear warm-ups that embrace Toronto’s winter fashion and style.
