D Wade All-Star MVP

Dwayne Wade wanted to put on a special performance for the 2010 NBA All-Star game. He knew it would be in front of an NBA record crowd in the Dallas Cowboys football stadium turned basketball stage.
Wade drove the lane for several slam dunks. He gracefully lofted alley-oop passes so his teammates could slam [...]

Paul Pierce Top Shooter

Paul Pierce of the Celtics won the NBA 3-point shootout as part of the 2010 all-star weekend in Dallas. Pierce made 14 of 25 shots in the final round of the shootout. Three were bonus balls worth two points. He finished with 17 points in the finals round to beat Chauncey Billups of [...]

NBA Superman is Super Classy, Too

Nate Robinson and Dwight Howard made a great combo as finalists in Saturday’s NBA Slam Dunk contest.  The two put on a great show in the All-Star eve competition.  It was like David vs. Goliath or Superman vs. The Flash.
Nate is under 6-feet tall.  He is a speedy guard with the New York Knicks.  The [...]

Shooting Stars NBA Style

The Shooting Star challenge that was part of the NBA All-Star Weekend proved it pays to never loose hope. The finals of the Saturday night event were between Team Phoenix and Team Detroit.
This event starts out with teams trying to make 3-pointers from five different spots in the front court. Once they have [...]

A Spectacular Finish

The highlight of Saturday’s NBA All-Star Skills challenge might have been a dunk. They have a separate contest for slam dunking. But Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls finished off his run in the finals with a beautiful slam dunk that had the crowd applauding.
Rose beat Devin Harris of the New Jersey Nets, [...]