2009 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | February 15, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | US Airways Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP |
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal (Co-MVPs) |
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| National anthem |
Tamia (CAN) Jordin Sparks (USA) |
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| Halftime show | John Legend, Juanes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 16,382 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TNT and TSN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers |
Marv Albert, Doug Collins and Reggie Miller (All-Star Game) Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Mike Fratello and Kenny Smith (All-Star Saturday Night) Kevin Harlan and Kenny Smith (Rookie Challenge) |
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The 2009 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on February 15, 2009 at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the Phoenix Suns. The game was the 58th edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game and was played during the 2008–09 NBA season. This was the third time that Phoenix had hosted the All-Star Game; the city had previously hosted the event in 1975 and 1995. Phoenix was awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on November 8, 2007. The other reported contenders for the 2009 contest were Air Canada Centre at Toronto, Madison Square Garden at New York City, Oracle Arena at Oakland and Bradley Center at Milwaukee.
The All-Star Weekend began on Friday, February 13, 2009 with the Celebrity Game and the Rookie Challenge, a game between the league's best rookies and second-year players. On Saturday, the event continued with the All-Star Saturday Night, which featured the Shooting Stars Competition, Skills Challenge, Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest. The H–O–R–S–E Competition was first introduced and was played before the All-Star Saturday Night. The third D-League All-Star Game and the second D-League Dream Factory Friday Night, the latter of which was modeled after the NBA All-Star Saturday Night, also took place during the All-Star Weekend. The D-League Dream Factory Friday Night was held on Friday and the D-League All-Star Game was held on Saturday.
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