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NBA All-Star Game in NY to Reach One Million Kids through the Sport of Basketball

By Stacy Podelski February 6, 2015 Leave a comment

The NBA announced on Friday that the league will reach its seasonlong goal to engage more than one million New York City youth with fun, fitness-related basketball programming across the five boroughs as part of its NBA Cares All-Star efforts. Amidst many first-time undertakings at NBA All-Star 2015, the league will host basketball and fitness […]

BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge

By Stacy Podelski February 6, 2015 Leave a comment

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Andrew Wiggins, who has won two straight Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month awards, and the Philadelphia 76ers’ Michael Carter-Williams, last season’s Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, highlight the list of 20 players selected to play in the new-look BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star 2015. The league’s […]

Curry, Davis and Westbrook headline Degree Shooting Stars

By Stacy Podelski February 6, 2015 Leave a comment

NBA All-Stars Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans and Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder headline the list of participants for the 2015 Degree® Shooting Stars, taking place during State Farm® All-Star Saturday Night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Saturday, Feb. 14. TNT will exclusively televise the […]

Curry, Thompson headline Foot Locker Three-Point Contest

By Stacy Podelski February 6, 2015 Leave a comment

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors, the record-setting duo known as the “Splash Brothers” for their long-distance prowess, fellow All-Stars James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the player on pace for a historic shooting season, Kyle Korver of the Atlanta Hawks, will showcase their range in the 2015 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest on […]

WNBA Stars to Play in Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

By Stacy Podelski February 6, 2015 Leave a comment

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Thursday that three-time MVP and comedic superstar Kevin Hart will take the court at Madison Square Garden, The World’s Most Famous Arena, for the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2015 on Friday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. ET airing live on ESPN. Hart will be joined by film […]

First Ever All-Star Edition of the NBA Math Hoops a Success Thanks to Brooklyn Nets and Darius Morris

By Stacy Podelski February 6, 2015 Leave a comment

As the NBA All-Star game quickly approaches there was another All-Star tournament being held at the Madison Square Navy Yard Boys and Girls Club featuring the All-Stars of the NBA Math Hoops board game and Brooklyn Nets Guard Darius Morris. The NBA Math Hoops is a fast-paced basketball board game and mobile app that allows […]

Nets Unveil Brooklynized Version of Franchise’s ABA ‘Stars and Stripes’ Uniform

By Stacy Podelski January 26, 2015 1 Comment

The Nets are paying homage to champions of the past with their new alternate uniform, a Brooklynized version of the ABA Nets ‘Stars and Stripes’ uniform, worn from 1972-1976. The Nets will debut the new look when they host the Phoenix Suns at Barclays Center on Friday, March 6, and will continue to wear it for four […]