NBA All-Star Saturday Night ~ Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest, and Slam Dunk

Thanks to my friend, Teri, I scored a ticket to NBA All-Star Saturday night.  This is not an easy ticket.  When I stopped at VIP Tickets to see what they had in terms of inventory on my way back to the hotel, and they only had upper-level tickets left. They were selling them at face value.  I think that face value was $300-$315, I'm not really sure.  I don't sit in the upper-level so I never saw the ticket price.

I got a text that my ticket was waiting for me at Will Call and walked to the Staples Center.  I arrived just in time for the Skills Challenge.  Perfect timing.  Stephon Curry won the Skills Challenge, but here's a good one of Derrick Rose competing.

Cee Lo Green rocked green, performed his hit, and then found his seat for the 3-Point Contest. 

Cee Lo Green talking to Spike Lee on the way to his seat

After Cee Lo's performance, it was time for the 3-Point Contest.  Paul Pierce was the two-time champion and is from California, but since he's a Celtic the crowd booed him.  Ray Allen, who surpassed Reggie Miller as the 3-point king, also competed in the contest.  Surprisingly, out of the pack, the Miami Heat's James Jones ended up winning.  While Kevin Garnett and rooted on his teammates, Dwyane Wade (i.e. and his son) cheered Jones on from the front row.



Far East Movement performed after the 3-Point Contest.

Last but not least, was the highly-anticipated Slam Dunk Contest.  The favorite to win was Blake Griffin, but JaVale McGee and DeMar DeRozan weren't about to lie down and die.  Javale McGee dunked 3 balls at once.  He also brought out another hoop to dunk two balls at the "same" time.  Ultimately, Blake Griffin won and his final dunk was the one where he jumped over the front of a car with a gospel choir singing, "I Believe I can Fly".  Wild Stuff!

If you want to see the highlights, I'm sure you can Google for them.  I may try to upload the video I have later.  Until then, enjoy the pictures included.

THE WIRK

My Grammy tweet timeline ~ Random thoughts during the award show

I've compiled my Tweets from the Grammys.  I've removed the ones where I tweeted other people and replied to others.  They're from most recent to oldest.  Enjoy!

• I feel like I should've watched the Oklahoma City Thunder play instead of the #Grammys...
• Arcade Fire for Album of the Year?!?! Seriously? What a waste of time. Where's #Kanye when you need him? #Grammys. Thumbs down.
• No more lady antebellum!!!! #Grammys
• Arcade Fire... Am I still watching the #Grammys?
• Can't wait too see #Rihanna and Lenny #Kravitz perform on NBA All-Star Sunday. It'll be hot!
• #Rihanna and #Drake... Hot! #Grammys
• Love Diddy, but.. Check out #Diddy's lower grill and why does he look like a waiter who just got off a shift? #Grammys
• Nicki #Minaj... With a 101 dalmations wig like Cruella... Ummm.. Ok... #Grammys
• Anyone know the Oklahoma City #Thunder score? I'm a bit over the #Grammys...
• Barbara Streisand... Wow. Terrific. #Grammys
• Ok. Get Jagger off stage. We get it. #Grammys
• Mick Jagger on stage. Looks and sounds good to me! He came out looking a bit like a matador. #Grammys
• i feel like the crowd should be snapping during this Grammy PSA. I hate jazz. #Grammys
• Grammy camp... Who knew? #Grammys
• I mean hotter from all of them. Number was hot, but I feel it was missing something. https://twitter.com/thewirk/status/36988242465136641”
• Dr. Dre!!! With #Eminem and #Rihanna... You think he's still working out? Performance was good, but I've seen hotter. #Grammys
• Bring out Dr. Dre!!!! #Grammys
• If you haven't seen #Eminem live you need to! Seen him at Anger Mgmt Tour and at the Home and Home tour. Amazing. #Grammys
• #Rihanna... Just beautiful. #Grammys
• I didn't know Johnny Depp played guitar
• John Mayer looks like he's trying to Johnny Depp... Fail. #Grammys
• Is the girl in the black dress wearing the dress Camille Grammer almost wore to the Tony's? #RHOBH. #Grammys
• Katy Perry resembles Eliza #Dushku... #Grammys
• #Gwyneth sounds good but she looks like she should be performing on a talent show, not the #Grammys.
• Cee Lo Green (a cross between a peacock and a fraggle rock puppet) and Gwyneth Paltrow... Diggin' it. #Grammys
• Ever been to the Bahamas? Cee Lo Green looks like he's ready for Junkanoo! #Grammys
• "It's a 1/4 after 1 and I'm drunk dialing you now" was probably the original line for the song... #Grammys
• From now on, I am going to backlight myself to check my split ends... #Grammys
• So maybe we can't get Clay Matthews a barber, but what about a trip to the mall? Sup with the outfit? #Grammys
• #Gaga imagined Whitney Houston singing Born This Way? Random. I hear #Madonna. #Grammys
• How many times do we get to watch #Usher perform "oh my gosh"!?!? Didn't he do it last All-Star? #Grammys
• The sound is off on #Bieber's never say never performance... Might have to see movie, but prob won't. #Grammys.
• I've got #Bieber fever. #Grammys
• I'll admit it right now. I think the "grenade" song is dumb. I bet he'd catch it and wing it somewhere else though. That'd be smart.
• Lenny #Kravitz still looks hot. Haven't seen him since #GNR concert at #Hammerstein Ballroom... #Grammys
• #gaga's "born this way" sounds like "express yourself" by #madonna... gaga is also sporting the madonna pony-tail #grammys
• who's the kathy griffin look a like that was singing aretha's song? am i watching bravo? #grammys

THE WIRK