image via: youtube The field for the All-Star Saturday night competitions were finalized yesterday and it’s shaping up to be a good one. We all know the All-Star game itself gets plenty of attention on Sunday but it’s the events like the dunk contest and three point shootout on Saturday night that set the weekend off right. Check out which players will be participating.
(Photo) NBA: All-Star Reserves Announced. Check Out Who Made It And Who Got Snubbed
image via: youtube The roster for the 2017 NBA All-Star game is now complete, as the reserves for each team were announced last night. As expected, there were some head scratching selections made and there are definitely a few upset players out there this morning.
(Photos) The NBA Created Emojis For Every Single All Star Player Which Will Be Used To Vote For MVP
Fans will be voting for the All-Star game MVP in a brand new way this year. The league created emoji’s for every player who is in Toronto this weekend. Fans can vote for a black snake (Kobe Bryant), a king’s crown (LeBron James), or an eyebrow (Anthony Davis). The NBA announced Thursday that emojis had been created for all 24 players in Sunday’s game by using a hashtag and their full name. Beginning in the fourth quarter, fans can vote by using #KiaAllStarMVP and #firstnamelastname in the same tweet. Retweets will count up to 100 times and the fan vote winner will account for 25 percent of the overall vote. Check the gallery to see all of the emoji’s.
NBA: George Karl Lobbies For DeMarcus Cousins to Make All-Star Team; Says He’s the Best Center in the NBA
There’s been a lot of talking surrounding the relationship between DeMarcus Cousins and Sacramento Kings head coach George Karl. It appeared to have a rocky start but now things are apparently great between the two; so much so that Karl is not only campaigning for Cousins to make the Western Conference All-Star team, he took it a step further by calling his player the best center in basketball.
(Photos) NBA: Justin Bieber Tries to Help Chris Paul Get All-Star Votes
Justin Bieber has an insane amount of fans called “Beliebers” and a whopping 73 million Twitter followers. He’s basically the jackpot of celebrity endorsers for the NBA All-Star voting and he’s throwing his support behind Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul. Unfortunately it won’t be enough.
