NBA-All Star Saturday is loaded with activity and usually a fan-favorite.
On the NBA slate:
11 a.m. East/West practice and player interviews
2 p.m. D-League All-Star Game (D-League Dunk Contest at halftime)
6 p.m. Commissioner David Stern news conference
7:30 p.m. NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm
Sears Shooting Stars
Western Conference team:
James Harden – earned his first career All-Star Game nod in his inaugural season with the Houston Rockets
Russell Westbrook – fellow All-Star of the Oklahoma City Thunder
Maya Moore – WNBA's Minnesota Lynx, a 2012 Olympic gold medal winner and 2011 WNBA champion
Tina Thompson – WNBA's Seattle Storm and league's all-time leading scorer
Sam Cassell and Robert Horry – NBA legends who played a combined 31 seasons in the league and won 10 NBA championships. They were teammates on a Rockets team that won back-to-back titles in 1994-95
Eastern Conference team:
Chris Bosh – All-Star and key member of the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat
Brook Lopez – Brooklyn Nets, earned his first All-Star nod
Swin Cash – WNBA's Chicago Sky, a three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist
Tamika Catchings – guided the Indiana Fever to the 2012 WNBA title and earned Finals MVP honors along the way
Muggsy Bogues, the shortest player in NBA history at 5-3, who enjoyed a 14-year NBA career
Dominique Wilkins – Hall of Famer and a nine-time NBA All-Star who finished with 26,668 career points
Taco Bell Skills Challenge
Western Conference:
Tony Parker (San Antonio and defending champion)
Damian Lillard (Portland)
Jeremy Lin (Houston)
Eastern Conference:
Jrue Holiday (Philadelphia)
Brandon Knight (Detroit)
Jeff Teague (Atlanta)
Foot Locker Three-Point Contest
Western Conference:
Ryan Anderson (New Orleans)
Matt Bonner (San Antonio)
Stephen Curry (Golden State)
Eastern Conference:
Paul George (Indiana)
Kyrie Irving (Cleveland)
Steve Novak (New York)
Sprite Slam Dunk
Western Conference:
Eric Bledsoe (L.A. Clippers)
Jeremy Evans (Utah and defending champion)
Kenneth Faried (Denver)
Eastern Conference:
Gerald Green (Indiana)
Terrence Ross (Toronto)
James White (New York)
Stay tuned for CSN Houston coverage of other events taking place around Houston on Saturday.
Click here for a full schedule of 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend.
