1992 NBA All-Star Game

The 1992 NBA All-Star Game was the 42nd edition of the All-Star Game. The event took place at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida. The West defeated the East, 153–113. The game is most remembered for the return of Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson, who retired before the 1991-92 NBA season after contracting HIV. Johnson won the MVP award after winning memorable one-on-one showdowns with Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan and then sinking a long three pointer to close the game, as the final 14½ seconds that remained on the clock were not played.

The 1992 NBA All-Star Game was broadcast by NBC for the second consecutive year.

Introduction

The 1992 NBA All-Star Game was played amongst some of the best players of the East and West conference teams. Several of the players in the All-Star Game were members from the historical Olympic basketball team known as the “Dream Team”. Amongst these elite players, was one athlete who stood out from everyone else, Earvin Johnson, also known as Magic Johnson, who just came out of retirement. Also among the NBA All-Star Game, were the famed players Michael Jordan, Isiah Thomas, and James Worthy, who helped to prove that the 1992 All-Star teams were statistically the best teams to have played.

1963 NBA All-Star Game

The 13th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 16, 1963 at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The coaches were Red Auerbach for the East, and Fred Schaus for the West.

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2017 NBA All-Star Game

The 2017 NBA All-Star Game will be the 66th edition and is an exhibition basketball game that will be played on Sunday, February 19, 2017. It will be held at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, home of the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets were awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement on June 22, 2015. It will be the second time that Charlotte will host the All-Star game; the city had previously hosted the event in 1991 at Charlotte Coliseum. The game will be televised nationally by TNT.

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1986 NBA All-Star Game

The 36th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 9, 1986 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. The coaches were K.C. Jones for the East, and Pat Riley for the West.

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All-star game

An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, but sometimes dividing the players by an attribute such as nationality. Selection of the players may be done by a vote of the coaches and/or news media; in professional leagues, fans may vote on some or all of the roster. An all-star game usually occurs at the midpoint of the regular season. An exception is American football's Pro Bowl, which occurs at the end of the season.

All-star games are organized like regular games, but are often played with less emphasis on victory. Competing goals are to give many players time in the game and to avoid injury. In hockey, for example, there is no serious checking, while in football no blitzing is allowed. In basketball, there is virtually no defense played until the final quarter. However, the Australian State of Origin series does involve physicality that often leads to on-field scuffles.

2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 9, 2002 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home of the Milwaukee Brewers of the NL. The game controversially ended with a 7–7 tie due to both teams running out of available pitchers. Beginning the next year, home field advantage in the World Series would be awarded to the winning league to prevent ties.

No player was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award due to the game ending in a tie. The roster selection for the 2002 game marked the inaugural All-Star Final Vote competition (then known as "The All-Star 30th Man" competition). Johnny Damon and Andruw Jones represented the American and National Leagues as a result of this contest.

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Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.