Vegas to host NBA all star weekend for 2007

Las Vegas has been selected to host NBA All-Star 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 Commissioner David Stern awards All-Star 2007 to Las Vegas.

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 be televised on TNT in the United States and will reach a worldwide television audience in more than 200 countries.

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Hurt Zo gives his two cents on Heat (The Palm Beach Post)
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When you get a chance to watch a lot of games on the tube, you have to wonder when the NBA, with all of its attempts to establish and maintain a high level of integrity, is going to admit its officiating has serious problems. Some will say it downright stinks.

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The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. From that year on, the game has matched the best players in the East against the best in the West.