• NBA All-Star Saturday features special events and competitions leading up to Sunday's All-Star Game.

  NBA All-Star Saturday will be held on February 14, 2009, from the U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The All-Star Game will follow in February 15, 2009.

• Scheduled Events

  • H-O-R-S-E Game - Winner Kevin Durant
  • Shooting Stars Competition - Winner: Detroit
  • Skills Challenge - Winner: Derrick Rose
  • Three-point Shootout - Winner: Daequan Cook
  • Slam Dunk Contest - Winner: Nate Robinson

• Shooting Stars Competition Fast Facts

  1. First held in 2004
  2. Held on the Saturday before the NBA All-Star Game
  3. Played at the same venue as the All-Star Game
  4. Teams include a current NBA and WNBA player, as well as a retired NBA player
  5. Participants compete in teams representing their cities
  6. San Antonio has won the competition twice
  7. Teams must complete six shots from various locations, including a half-court shot, in sequential order, competing for the fastest time
  8. Four teams complete in the first round, with the top two teams going on to a final round

• Skills Competition Fast Facts

  1. First held in 2003NBA.com: 2009 Playstation Skills Challenge
  2. Sponsored by PlayStationNBA.com: 2009 Playstation Skills Challenge
  3. Deron Williams holds the challenge record at 25.5 secondsNBA.com: 2009 Playstation Skills Challenge
  4. Dwyane Wade is the only two-time championNBA.com: 2009 Playstation Skills Challenge
  5. Obstacle course overseen by refereesNBA.com: 2009 Playstation Skills Challenge
  6. Players can be disqualified if they fail to complete each obstacleNBA.com: 2009 Playstation Skills Challenge

• Three-point Shootout Fast Facts

  1. Began in 1986
  2. Five ball racks with five balls each
  3. Money ball is worth 2 points
  4. Perfect score is 30 points

• Slam Dunk Contest Fast Facts

  1. 2008 winner: Dwight Howard
  2. 1976: First slam dunk contest at the ABA All-Star Game
  3. First dunk contest winner: Julius Erving
  4. 1984: First NBA Slam Dunk Contest
  5. Was not held in 1998 or 1999
  6. Many NBA players do not participate as they do not want to be injured

  
  

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