NBA all star weekend

familiguy348 · #1 02-17-07, 10:54 PM

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Even a city that spares no expense for a good time has never seen anything like this.

The NBA All-Star game on Sunday may be meaningless, and after three nights of parties might be sloppy. But try telling that to people paying top dollar for a chance to see it.

“This is the biggest event that ever hit Las Vegas,” said Gavin Maloof, whose family owns the Sacramento Kings and the Palms, where the players are staying. “No question about it, bigger than any fight. Let me tell you why. The tickets, they’re brokering the tickets 10 rows up, five rows up for $27,000 a ticket.

“There’s never been an event that I know of in the history of the world that goes for $27,000. I don’t care if it’s World Cup, I don’t care if it’s the Stones, Super Bowl. There’s never been an event that a broker has charged that kind of an amount for any ticket, not that I know of. It’s just incredible.”

Maloof has had a big hand in it. He said he and his brother, Joe, were talking about the idea of a neutral site All-Star game and pitched the thought of it being in their city to commissioner David Stern, who told them to bring it to Mayor Oscar Goodman on one condition: No betting on the game in the sports books. Being an exhibition that doesn’t get heavy action anyway, that was no problem.

“If you bet the NBA All-Star game, you might as well get a life,” Gavin Maloof said.

Besides, after all those parties — Maloof said his casino will host about a dozen, featuring everyone from Shaquille O’Neal to Dwyane Wade to Diddy — who can predict which players will have energy left to play well Sunday night?

“There ain’t going to be no sleep, I’ll tell you that,” Wade said. “There’s going to be a lot going on.”

The timing of this experiment couldn’t be better. After an occasionally rocky first half that featured headaches from the ball to the brawl, the NBA could use a few days away to blow off some steam.

Is there a better place for that than Sin City?

Last year, Goodman said the festivities would rival “the heyday of a Tyson fight.” Given a year to reconsider, the mayor has amended his prediction.

“As far as the expectations for this weekend, it outdoes any championship fight that I’ve experienced here,” he said. “And I’ve lived here since 1964 and I’ve seen the Alis and the Listons and the Foremans and the Fosters and the Tysons.

i hope the dunk contest is good like last years!!!

Wolf · #2 02-17-07, 10:58 PM

this should go to news....

familiguy348 · #3 02-17-07, 11:05 PM

no it shouldnt i asked aj if i should put it here and he said yes so stop bothering me.

Joad · #4 02-18-07, 01:52 AM

I heard Mr. Steve Nash isn't in the all star game...

sebgonz · #5 02-19-07, 12:31 PM

Steve Nash, Allen Iverson, and a bunch of others weren't in the game due to injuries. It actually was a very disappointing Allstar Weekend. I wasn't too happy with the type of basketball played. I mean, what happened to the days when players would take this game just as seriously and professionally as the rest of the games in the season? It just frustrates me to see top quality athletes going out there and demonstrating a lack of commitment to this. People tune in to see them play their best against the best. Not put on a jogging marathon.

Sorry. That's just my ranting.
The dunk contest was okay. I liked Dwight Howard's sticker dunk.

Joad · #6 02-19-07, 02:17 PM

I thought it was okay, seeing the players having fun, which is the point of the game.

familiguy348 · #7 02-22-07, 05:32 PM

i really liked the sticker dunk but i like greens table dunk too i feel bad for nate robinson because it took him like 10 times to make that dunk and michael jordan looks weird and gives low scores lol.

Joad · #8 02-22-07, 07:42 PM

Of course, he probably couldve done better with his suit on.

Jonnymovgamer · #9 02-24-07, 09:31 PM

This year's All-Star weekend, even game seemed bad compared to last years. Having Wayne Newton perform in my opinion was awful. They should have got somebody else to perform. The Eastern Conference seemed out of it for the most part.

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