ESPN RV Tour: 2010 NBA All-Star Jam Session

NBA on ESPN RV Tour Stops by the 2010 NBA All-Star Jam Session from February 11-13, 2010RV to be set up outside of the Dallas Convention Center, the site of the 2010 NBA All-Star Session presented by adidas

WHO:
The “NBA on ESPN RV Tour,” an experiential marketing promotion for ABC and ESPN’s NBA coverage, will be on-site at more than 20 NBA games this season, including the 2010 NBA All-Star Jam Session in Dallas, from February 11 – 13, 2010.

WHAT:
The RV will be located outside the main entrance to the NBA All-Star Jam Session, taking place at the Dallas Convention Center from Thursday, February 11 through Saturday, February 13 (Detailed hours below). The RV will open its doors each day, allowing fans to tour the RV, as well as participate in activities such as free throw contests, vertical jump challenges, souvenir photo stations, and more. NBA on ESPN branded premiums, such as mini-basketballs, T-shirts, backpacks and rally towels will also be given away at the RV.

WHEN:
Thursday – February 11
4 PM to 10:00 PM CT
Friday – February 12
4 PM to 10:00 PM CT
Saturday – February 13
9 AM to 10:00 PM CT

WHERE:
Dallas Convention Center
650 S. Griffin Street
Dallas, TX 75202

WHY:
The NBA on ESPN RV Tour is an effort to promote ESPN and ABC’s expanded NBA television coverage, airing games on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays throughout the season. Fans can track the RV’s progress online and view photos and videos of tour stops via the RV’s Facebook Fan Page and Twitter feed.

Thanks to rEvolution World “communication through sport” for the information.

2010 NBA All Star Slam Dunk Competition

The 2010 NBA All Star Slam Dunk Contest will be held in Dallas at the American Airlines Center on Saturday. The competition will not feature Lebron James or any other of the top tier NBA All Stars, but this event is exciting with out them anyway. I mean would we all like to see Lebron compete sure, but Lebron and other top tier All Stars don’t compete because the event will not do much to help them and could potentially hurt them. If Lebron wins, we would all say “Lebron should win the Dunk competition”, and if he loses everyone would question him like they did when the video of him getting dunked on surfaced this summer.

Lets take a look at who is competing as well as what tv channel, time & date and other information you will need to know heading into Saturday’s slam dunk competition. Gordon and DeRozan will compete in a Dunk-in to see who will compete in the competition.

Nate Robinson
Gerald Wallace
Shannon Brown
Eric Gordon
or
DeMar DeRozan

2010 NBA Slam Dunk Competition TV Channel, Day / Date, Location
Slam Dunk Competition Day / Date: Saturday, Feb. 13, 8:30 p.m. ET
Slam Dunk Competition Location: American Airlines Center
Slam Dunk Competition TV Channel: TNT

Previous NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champions
Nate Robinson – 2009 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion
Dwight Howard – 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion
Gerald Green – 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion
Nate Robinson – 2006 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion
Josh Smith – 2005 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champoion

2010 NBA All Star 3-Point Contest

The 2010 NBA All Star 3-Point contest will feature All Star players battling to see who is the best from beyond the arc. This year the 3 point contest will have 6 players including defending 3-Point contest champion Daequan Cook, who isn’t shooting the 3 that well this year.

In the 3-Point Competition 5 ball racks are placed in fixed positions around the arc and each ball rack contains 5 balls. The players will have 1 minute to make it from rack to rack and shoot all 25 balls. Because of the time limit players with a quicker release have a clear advantage.

Below are the participants and their 3-point percentages for the 2010 season so far.

Daequan Cook – 30%
Chauncey Billups – 41.5%
Stephen Curry – 42.9%
Channing Frye – 43.8%
Danilo Gallinari – 40.3%
Paul Pierce – 46.7%

Looking at the percentages you would think that Paul Pierce has a clear advantage, but he is not known as a 3-Point shooter and has a slow shot release. I think Chauncey Billups will win the 3-point competition for 2010.

2010 3-Point Contest – Day & Date: Saturday – February 13th 2010
2010 3-Point Contest – Location: American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
2010 3-Point Contest – TV Channel: TNT