Los Angeles to host All-Star Weekend 2011

[Mexi]

2011 NBA All Star Game Coming to Staples Center
Published by Kam Pashai on June 6, 2009 in Articles.

Breaking news from John Ireland — the 2011 NBA All-Star Game will be held at STAPLES Center, for the second time.

nbalogoPLOG: I’ve learned that the NBA will announce tomorrow (Sunday) that the 2011 NBA All Star game will be played at Staples Center.

This is a major acquisition for the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), who will have their billion dollar hotel complex–half Ritz-Carlton and half Marriott–open for business long before the game. It will be the second All Star game played at Staples, which last hosted the game in 2004. But this time around, the entire LA Live complex (which had not been built in ‘02), is expected to host a variety of events surrounding All Star weekend.

Staples Center officials had no comment today, but AEG President Tim Leiweke, mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and NBA Commisioner David Stern will make the announcement at 4:15 PST Sunday.

We just had it in 04 lmao
This is so boss. Last time it was here I went to Jam Session at the Convention Center.
Hell Yeah

 

[.snowy]

Ok seriously, when the hell is the East getting it again?

 

[MapleLeaf]

This next year is Dallas mexi <3

It's gonna be a hard show to follow

ours is gonna be outside, and we're gonna have lebron at the dunk contest most likely <3333

 

[Mexi]

Maple, it's L.A. lol

 

[MapleLeaf]

true

i can't wait for ours

you know mark cuban

he likes things big (non sexual I mean), he won't make this an ordinary ASG

 

[Mexi]

Jerry Jones > Cuban

his stadium, his rules

 

[MapleLeaf]

<Censored> that <Censored>

mark cuban doesn't bring in morons on his team

he's just letting us use the stadium

Cuban's running the thing

 

[Mexi]

lol I know

Jerry > Cuban though

 

[MapleLeaf]

No

He's just had his team longer

Cuban's better

and more of "that dude"

 

[Mexi]

No he's not
Cuban is a dick

Jerry is his team's GM as well

 

[MapleLeaf]

SMH at you hating on Mark. Man's a genius besides the Kidd trade.

I love his emotion <333

plus, how hawt is his twitter?

http://twitter.com/mcuban

 

[Mexi]

I love Jerry Jones and his crazy moves
Look at recently

Trade for TO, give him an extension, then cut his ass
Go get Pacman just for the hell of it.
Raw stuff right there

but enough of the NFL in here lol

 

[The Young One]

This <Censored> is gay. It needs to be in chicago. I can go up there. La just hosted the 2004 one if i remember correctly.

 

[Mexi]

yeah it was in '04
but this one is gonna be so badass.

they're gonna be using LA Live which is straight up boss.

 

[The Young One]

Its so gay. All stern does is kiss ass on the big cities like la, vegas and dallas. Why cant chicago or ny or kc host it.

 

[Mexi]

PHX got it
New Orleans got it

 

[MapleLeaf]

I like the idea of having it in places where there are not NBA teams, neutral areas so noone is a favorite, and would draw a lot of fans that NEVER see NBA games because there city doesn't have any, could be a huge success. Like here in KC at the Sprint Arena lol. I'm probably biased, I like how they finally have it in Dallas now that I moved away >_>

Those bastards

 

[V23]

I want it in DC again, dammit. The POTUS is a huge fan, make that <Censored> happen, man.

 

[VC15]

<Censored> that <Censored>

mark cuban doesn't bring in morons on his team

he's just letting us use the stadium

Cuban's running the thing

Josh Howard and Antoine Wright?

 

[MapleLeaf]

Josh Howard and Antoine Wright?

Josh Howard is the only one, Wright isn't a dumbass, he's just not that good of a player, he's a good guy though