Sħãlïq™ Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 HOUSTON -- Houston will once again play host to a constellation of the world's brightest stars as it has been selected as the site of NBA All-Star 2013, the NBA announced today. The 62nd NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Toyota Center, which will also host the NBA Rising Stars Challenge and NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm. NBA All-Star Jam Session, the hugely successful interactive basketball celebration, will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center. "Houston is a spectacular sports city, and for one week it will be the basketball capital of the world," said NBA Commissioner David Stern. "NBA All-Star is a magnificent celebration of our game, and I want to thank the city and the Rockets for welcoming us once again." The 2013 game will mark the third NBA All-Star celebration in Houston. The city also hosted the event in 1989 and in 2006. "I am thrilled the Rockets and the City of Houston have once again brought NBA All-Star to Toyota Center," said Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander. "The All-Star Game showcases the best basketball players in the world and will allow our great Rockets fans and the entire community the opportunity to once again experience the best that our league has to offer. The 2006 All-Star Game in Houston was a tremendous success and we plan to set the bar even higher in 2013. We take great pride in Toyota Center's standing as one of the premier venues in the country and are honored to be the first arena in Texas to host the game for a second time."Official Release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Still no idea how they haven't given Miami one in so long. Unless they're worried about the players getting into trouble down here in Miami Beach or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooner Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Still no idea how they haven't given Miami one in so long. Unless they're worried about the players getting into trouble down here in Miami Beach or something.Teams have to bid for it. Maybe Miami doesn't want it. I know for a fact that Chicago flat out doesn't want the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 We did an awesome job hosting it in 2006 so why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Why no NY ASG ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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