If you can’t go to the actual NBA All-Star game, definitely go to NBA All-Star practice. Practice was held Saturday morning at the Los Angeles Convention Center. **** This was the first time since the NBA All-Star festivities were held in Cleveland, OH that I went to watch practice. I have been missing out!
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Practice is a ticketed event. I suggest you get there early if you want to take pictures since the tickets designate a section only. It’s general admission within the sections.
The guys are pretty loose during practice and you can see the smiles on their faces. NBA All-Star weekend is a fun time for the fans and the athletes. Unlike in football, where it’s a challenge to get the athletes to play in the Pro Bowl, the NBA shows up and enjoys itself during the All-Star break.
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At any rate, practice was a good time and the teams performed various shooting drills. Towards the end of the practice Paul Pierce and Ray Allen established a record for 3-pointers by a tandem for the Guinness Book of World Records. Unfortunately for the Celtics duo, Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant promptly broke the record to claim it as their own.
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It was my first time there, matter of fact I'm the female in the pink/peach sweater in your 1st photo, lol. Great experience and had tons of fun!
ReplyDeleteHaha. Wow! What are the odds you'd find a blog post with your picture and you could identify yourself?!?! Very cool. Agreed ~ practice is a great All-Star event!
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