This weekend, the National Basketball Association held All Star Weekend 2012 in Orlando, Florida. All 30 NBA teams took a break from the stress that the regular season of the NBA brings. All Star Weekend is an event created to celebrate the talent of the NBA's best players and to give the fans an exciting, entertaining experience. All Star Weekend started on Friday night with the Celebrity All Star Game. Celebrities such as rapper J. Cole, comedian Kevin Hart, singer Ne-Yo, former NBA All Stars Mitch Richmond, Penny Hardaway, and more participated in the game. The MVP of the Celebrity All Star Game was Kevin Hart.
After the Celebrity All Star Game, the NBA held an event called the Rising Stars Challenge. In this event, the NBA's top rookies and sophomores are put into a draft pool and drafted by two coaches. This year, the two coaches were former NBA All Stars Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley. The game was won by the team coached by Charles Barkley.
On Saturday, the festivities continued with the Slam Dunk Contest (won by Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz), the 3-Point Contest (won by Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves), and the Skills Challenge (won by Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs).
Finally, to end All Star Weekend 2012, Orlando hosted the NBA All Star Game. The best players from the Western Conference teamed up to take on the best players from the Eastern Conference. The game was dictated early by a tremendous offensive performance by the Western Conference having scored 88 points in the first half (All Star Game Record). The game ended with the Western Conference edging out the Eastern Conference in a 152-149 win. Kevin Durant was named the MVP of the All Star Game with 36 points. LeBron James also scored 36 points. Kobe Bryant scored 27.
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