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Just For Fun
by steve
I love the NBA All Star Weekend, and most specifically All Star Saturday. I love the fun competitions. I love the playful atmosphere. I love these great athletes showing their skills in a different way than in a game setting.
The (got milk?) Rookie Challenge (actually on Friday night) is always a really fun display of the future of the league, and this year was probably the best example as we saw a Rookie team led by Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony go down in defeat to a Sophomore team led by Yao Ming and (game MVP) Amare Stoudemire.
The (Foot Locker) 3 Point Shootout and the (Sprite) Rising Stars Slam Dunk both ended with two time champions (Peja Stojakovic and Jason Richardson, respectively) being upset. Voshon Lenard, a journeyman sharpshooter, finally hit pay dirt after coming up short in past contests by being especially accurate on the multi-colored 2 point balls (9 for 10), with Peja missing his final shot with an opportunity to tie. Richardson probably had the best dunk of the competition, but missed too many dunks and Fred Jones (of Gresham) had one spectacular dunkaroo and took the crown. The Dunk competition was a little anti-climatic at the end, but the overall event was a "SLAMAROO DUNKIEDOO!" Plus, you get to hear Charles Barkley making fun of a lot of his NBA friends.
