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2012 All Star Game at Staples Center

ALL-STAR GAME 2012. Feb. 26.        8:00 pm ET.

Orlando will host the 61st edition of the All-Star Game at the Amway Center; it will also host the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam. NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas will be held at the Orange County Convention Center.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition held to showcase the professional league’s top performers, gathering players from the Eastern Conference against their counterparts from the Western Conference. Fan voting determines the starters for each Conference team, while the reserves for the game are chosen by the NBA head coaches. All Star Game 2012 Predictions

NBA Expansion Team: The Charlotte Bobcats

When the Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans for the 2002-03 season, the city and the NBA agreed to create a new team for the 2004-05 season. Several ownership groups, including one led by former Boston Celtics star Larry Bird, made bids for the team.

In the end, a group led by BET millionaire Robert L. Johnson won out. Johnson is one of the first prominent African-American owners in U.S. sports. The "Bobcats" name originated with him. The team will play in the Eastern Conference's Southeastern division, along with the Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Wizards. The Bobcats held their expansion draft on Tuesday, Jun 22, 2004, picking up such seasoned players as Peja Drobnjak and relative newcomers such as Theron Smith. They also had the second pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, which they used to select Emeka Okafor.

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