Get Your All Star Weekend Schedule 2017 Here

Publié par Unknown on dimanche 24 avril 2016

By Michael Wagner


Sporting events are a great way that for friends and families to spend time together while enjoying something really exciting. Though individual games are fun, if you want to see all your favorites, an event like the NBA All-Star Game is what you should go for. With the All Star Weekend Schedule 2017 released, you can start planning for it now.

The events will be held over three days at the Time Warner Cable Arena. This is the place where the Charlotte Hornets play, so it is already set up to give fans the ultimate in great basketball action. This is the first time that Charlotte has played host to the NBA All Star Game in over 25 years. In fact, 1991 was the last time that the weekend of fun was held there.

The first day of festivities will be on Friday, February 17, 2017. That is the day of the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge. This pits the best rookies in the league team up with the best second year players in the league. The teams are divided into USA versus the World, so rookies and sophomores born in the US face off against foreign players.

Saturday, February 18 is a full day of events, so fans will really get their money's worth. It starts with the Degree Shooting Stars game. This features WNBA and NBA legends who have a fun competition to show that they still have the skills that used to pay the bills. There are no real losers in this game, and the winners are the fans who get to see legends in action.

The Shoot Stars game is not the only thing on the docket that day. There is the Slam Dunk Contest, where young stars defy gravity to try and be the next Michael Jordan. There is also the Three-Point Competition, where competitors are much further away from the basket when they score, but no less impressive. In addition, Taco Bell sponsors a Skills Challenge, which is a lot like an obstacle course, only for guards and point guards to show off ball handling skills and win a coveted trophy.

On Sunday, February 18, 2017 comes the big event, the All-Star Game. First though, Sprint puts on a pregame concert, with the cats yet to be announced. After the concert comes the game, which pits the best and most popular players in the Western Conference against those from the Eastern Conference.

The NBA has their own Developmental League, called the D-League for short, that allows players to get experience before taking the leap into the NBA. There are several D-League events held across the city over the three days, including a Dream Factory and their very own All-Star Game, though they are not held in the same arena as the other events.

The weekend would not be complete without parties, of course. There will be several official party events across the city, and of course a few that are unofficial. Many fans also throw their own viewing parties at home to watch the action with friends and family. No matter how you watch the festivities though, it is always a fun time for fans of the NBA.




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