McDonald's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Presented by 2K Sports


NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2006--NBA:

-- Nelly, Nick Cannon, and Ice Cube to Hoop it Up at NBA All-Star Jam Session --

-- ESPN to Televise Celebrity Game on Friday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m. (ET) During NBA All-Star 2006 --

2006 Golden Globe(TM) nominee Eva Longoria, star of ABC's hit "Desperate Housewives", and Academy Award nominee Queen Latifah (Chicago, 2002) will coach stars such as Nelly, Nick Cannon, and Ice Cube during the McDonald's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by 2K Sports as part of NBA All-Star 2006 in Houston. The game will be televised live on ESPN on Friday, Feb. 17 at 7:00 pm (ET) from NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by NOKIA.

The All-Star Celebrity Game will feature two teams: H-Town, coached by Longoria vs. Clutch City, coached by Queen Latifah. In addition to stars from the music industry, television stars such as Carlos Benard from hit show "24", "Scrubs" star Donald Faison, the "Bachelor" Andrew Firestone, and "Law & Order: SVU" star Chris Meloni.

ESPN's Stuart Scott will host the event, Mark Jones will call play-by-play with Tom Tolbert and Sal Masakela serving as courtside reporters.

The game's halftime performance will feature a special musical performance by the chart-topping rock group Lifehouse.

The roster for the McDonald's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by 2K Sports is as follows:

Clutch City
Coach: Queen Latifah
GM - ESPN's Greg Anthony
Bow Wow, hip-hop artist/actor
Andrew Firestone, ABC's The Bachelor
Donald Fasion, actor
Chris Meloni, actor
Ice Cube, actor/performer
Kevin Frazier, Entertainment Tonight
Swin Cash, WNBA's Detroit Shock

H-Town
Coach: Eva Longoria
GM - ESPN's Stephen A. Smith
Nick Cannon, actor/singer
Chris Brown, R&B singer
Carlos Bernard, actor
Nelly, hip hop artist
Brandon Routh, actor
Tony Potts, Access Hollywood
Becky Hammon, WNBA's NY Liberty

Participants in the Celebrity Game will wear uniforms outfitted by Reebok, the exclusive uniform supplier of the NBA. The home team will wear the Houston Rockets' Hardwood Classics' Night uniform, while the away team will wear the Rocket's red jerseys.

Title sponsor McDonald's and presenting sponsor 2K Sports will also participate in a number of NBA All-Star activities throughout the weekend. McDonald's is the Official Quick Service Restaurant of the NBA and will have a restaurant on-site at NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by Nokia, as well as being presenting sponsor of the Mascot Slam Dunk to be held Saturday, February18 at Jam Session.

NBA All-Star 2006 in Houston will feature a week of activities that will showcase the greatest athletes in the world playing basketball at the highest level on an international stage and will display the league's deep commitment to its community. The week will culminate with the 2006 NBA All-Star Game, which features the top players from the Eastern and Western conferences going head to head. The Game will be televised on TNT on Sunday, February 19 at 8:00 p.m. (ET).

I love how loosely the term "Celebrity" is used these days.

I think I might schedule an unnecessary root canal for gametime tonight.

But thanks for the thread, Matt. [smilie=alpaca.gif]

I'm hoping Greg Anthony and Swin Cash make the dirty spurs fan Eva cry tonight. Swin should go up to her and yell detroit basketball in her face.

also, I'll probably watch 0.001 minutes of this.

Donald Fasion's going to make Carlos Bernard his bitch, just like in the 03 celebrity streetball challenge. I can't wait.

No Timberlake? Well there goes the only reason that I was going to watch....

Can we please swat this thread? Also, if anyone admits to watching this and posts about the game, I want you banned from this site.

not only am i watching it. but im looking for superman to pull a 720 reverse dunk.

head first into the glass.

I hate this game. It's retarded.

I'm watching it. Fuck anyone talking shit.

By the way, how can the NBA try to seperate itself from hip hop fashion and whatnot but turn around and invite ICE CUBE!?!?! The conscious of NWA, who came out with Black Korea, Cave Bitch, No Vaseline. What's really hilarious is that he's fundamentally better then everyone else playing.hehe, Ice Cube should be our new back up SF.

I'm loving the announcers trying to comment on him but bite their tongue at the same time. He's gonna be pissed if they keep bringing up the "doughboy" shit.

DID ANYONE SEE THAT SICK DUNK BY NELLY?

ITS DEFINATELY HOT IN HERE

Can we please swat this thread? Also, if anyone admits to watching this and posts about the game, I want you banned from this site.


DID ANYONE SEE THAT SICK DUNK BY NELLY?

ITS DEFINATELY HOT IN HERE

Eventhough I am no longer a mod I recommend that you check your PM's as you are currently on thin ice.

See, once I turn it off, something happens.

am i the only one who thinks Becky Hammon is kinda cute? i didn't know there were any semi cute wnba players...

http://espn.go.com/i/magazine/new/hot_becky_hammon.jpg
http://espn.starwave.com/media/wnba/2005/0709/photo/g_hammons_195.jpg

btw, which marketing genius thought it was a good idea to play 4 quarters? the score is 32-26 in the fourth with 4 min to go. this should have been two 12 minute halves with a 45 minute long halftime show. the rappers/performers would have been more entertaining to watch.

http://entimg.msn.com/i/mu/n/nelly/nelly_300x298.jpg

Nelly logs the first double double in celebrity game history with 13 pts 12 rebs.

Tom Tolbert: "There are a LOT of rebounds to be had in this game."

am i the only one who thinks Becky Hammon is kinda cute? i didn't know there were any semi cute wnba players...

http://espn.go.com/i/magazine/new/hot_becky_hammon.jpg
http://espn.starwave.com/media/wnba/2005/0709/photo/g_hammons_195.jpg


I said the same thing.

Does anyone have a clip of Nelly's dunk. [smilie=anxious.gif]

Does anyone have a clip of Nelly's dunk. [smilie=anxious.gif]

there was no dunk.

I was just joking as well.

*searches google for the nelly dunk

Cube was awesome.

LMFAO@ Tom Tolbert's commentary after one of Cube's layups...

"That's how you survive in South Central"

"That's a move he probably pulled on MC Ren back in the day"

"I once shared a 40 with Cube at a Lollapalooza concert"


AWESOME.

Cube was awesome.

LMFAO@ Tom Tolbert's commentary after one of Cube's layups...

"That's how you survive in South Central"

"That's a move he probably pulled on MC Ren back in the day"

"I once shared a 40 with Cube at a Lollapalooza concert"


AWESOME.
Tolbert is a douche. but entertaining.

I hate Tolbert, but he was fucking hilarious during that game.