Let's touch the All-star weekend...my favorite weekend on the season. But I have to admit this was not the best All-star weekend. It was alright, did it top last year's...heck no, but it was alright. Friday night the celebrity game was fun to watch as usual. Terrell Owens(Wide Receiver-Dallas Cowboys) won the MVP, he was last year's MVP as well.
As for the Rookie Challenge....you know where the rookies of this year and last year's rookies who are now sophomores face off. Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma Thunder...last season's Rookie of the Year...took home the MVP as the Sophomore's beat the Rookies 122-116 for their 7th straight win over the Rookies. Kevin scored 46 points beating a record of 36 which was set by Phoenix Sun's Amare Stoudamire in 2004(he was the MVP of that game). Kevin also won the HORSE competition. Anyways...check this Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard was the Assistant Coach for the Sophomores and Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade was the Assistant Coach of the Rookies. 
I don't know which mirror Dwade was looking in when he put on his outfit...I guess this what they means when they say take chances...cuz he took a big risk if you ask me. Okay enough of that on Saturday night....Valentine's Day. The Skills where displayed. The Detroit Pistons won the Shooting Stars. In the Skills Challenge Rookie Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls proves he have skills by copping the title. Jason Kapono of Toronto Raptors defending Champions(2007,2008) of the Three Points Shootout Title got his 3-peat spoiled but Miami's Sophomore Daequan Cook. Cook forced a tie breaker with Orlando's Rashard Lewis. Kenny 'The Jet' Smith said that Cook would not win....talking about how the big stage and bright lights would affect....well Cook showed him. The Slam the highlight of the night. Last year Dwight Howard pulled his Superman stunt and took the slam dunk to a new heights. Well, let's just say he did live up to the level he set. Yeah, he did the whole superman thing...but little Nate Robinson(2007 winner) was his kryptonite. Nate came out in all green and jumped out Dwight. Now that was what gave Nate the win....that was good sportsmanship.
Then on Sunday night the big night the best of the best went at it. We get to see Shaq and Kobe play together for the first time since their not so friendly split in 2004. Guess what the both played so great that they were both named MVP. How cool is that. And guess what Philip Jackson was the Coach of the West...now that is cool. The West beat the East 146-119. Talk about blowout. Bill Russell was honored by the Commissioner David Stern who announced that the NBA Finals MVP will be named in his honor...that is great. He was the most dominant big man(center) in his time. Since then we have seen the lights of Shaquille O'neal, Tim Duncan, Patrick Ewing, and now we have young and upcoming stars Yao Ming, Dwight Howard, just to name a few. Also I don't know if you knew but Allen Iverson swore that he would never cut his braids. When he entered the league in 1996 he had low cut, but soon after he grew his hair and decided he would never cut it. You Madea (Tyler Perry's Madea's Class Reunion) had said that when you're in your 20s it's all fun and games, but when you get to 30 a light comes on and if the light doesn't come on we should check our bulbs. I guess Allen Iverson light came on (he's 33) cause he showed up at the All-star with a low cut. Jermaine O'neal, Richard Hamilton, Carmelo Anthony are just a few of the players who have given up their braids. This might not have been the best All-star Weekend but it was fun.
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