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2017 NBA All-Star Valentines Day Dunk Fest
Image courtesy of the NBA. Valentines Day, is a day where love is meant to be (bought) shared. Whether the gesture consists of a glittery bedazzled card, flowers that will die too soon, dinner at...
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The 2016 NBA All-Star Skills Challenge: The Story of the Big Men
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. This was the best Saturday night in NBA All-Star Weekend history! Saturday night, for all its ups and downs, is the best night of All-Star weekend, even better than...
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2016 NBA All-Star Weekend: Klay Thompson Shines in the Three-Point Shootout
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube The NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout captured the attention of many Saturday night, and for good reason as it was a star-studded event. Stephen Curry won last year, and was...
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2016 NBA All-Star Weekend: Rising Stars Challenge
Scree capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube The Rising Stars Challenge is chance for the young players of the NBA to showcase their talents during All-Star Weekend. Since the Rising Stars game started in 1994, the...
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Revisiting Craig Hodges' Legendary Three-Point Shootout Performances
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. The legendary three-point marksman, Craig Hodges , appeared in the first eight NBA All-Star Three-Point Contests spanning from 1986 to 1993, winning the contest three times, in 1990, 1991,...
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The Top 10 NBA All-Star Dunks of All-Time
Image courtesy of cliff1066™/Flickr . With the annual Slam Dunk Competition right around the corner, we present to you the top 10 greatest dunks in NBA All-Star Game history, including such legends as Michael Jordan...
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2016 NBA All-Star Weekend Shedule
All times Eastern (ET ) Friday, Feb. 12 All times Eastern (ET) • 9:30-11:30 a.m. | BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge Practice | NBA TV • 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | NBA All-Star Media Day |...
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Making the Case: A Third All-Star Team Just for DeMarcus Cousins
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. In the past week, Justin Bieber provided Los Angeles Clippers point guard, Chris Paul , with more than 20,000 All-Star votes. Which begs the questions, when will Snooki get...
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Jordan Brand: 30 Years of Flight
Baller Mind Frame was fortunate to experience the Jordan Brand: 30 Years of Flight exhibit that took place during NBA All-Star Weekend. As a long-time Michael Jordan fan, it was mind-blowing to reminisce about basketball's...
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NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest: Zach LaVine Goes 'Space Jam'
The only thing more tired than the NBA All-Star slam dunk contest are writers, media, and fans' annual overreaching declarations that the contest is either “dead” or “back.” The quality dunk contest is almost entirely...
