All-Star Weekend 2011 - Staples Center,
Los Angeles, California
Date
Time
Event
Television
Fri. 2/18
9 p.m. ET
Rookie Challenge
TNT
Sat. 2/19
8 p.m. ET
Shooting Stars, Skills, 3-Point, Dunk
TNT
Sun. 2/20
8 p.m. ET
All-Star Game
TNT
CBSSports.com All-Star Reports
DeRozan to replace Jennings in Dunk Contest:
Back in December, Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings suffered a
foot fracture that required surgery. So it was a bit of a surprise
when, in early January, Jennings was named one of four participants
in the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. NBA Facts & Rumors
NBA unveils 2011 All-Star jerseys: With the
2011 NBA All-Star game just a month or so away, the NBA unveiled
the official jerseys for the game on NBA.com's store. Made by NBA
apparel provider Adidas, the jerseys come in two colors: red and
gold for the Western Conference and blue and silver for the Eastern
Conference. NBA Facts & Rumors
JaVale McGee might be a pretty good Dunk Contest
bet: Blake Griffin is the clear favorite in this year's dunk
contest. Everyone knows that. He has the hype, the big name, the
homecourt advanatage and the ability. Everyone assumes he's going
to walk easily to the crown. But check out JaVale McGee practicing
for the contest. Facts & Rumors
The Staples Center in Los Angeles will be the venue for 2011 All-Star Weekend. Opened in 1999, the arena holds over 19,000 atendees for basketball games, and has already hosted one previous NBA All-Star Game (2004).