Feb 13: All Star Friday: NBA Celebrity Game thread

[insidehoops]

The game is on ESPN at 7PM ET

http://www.insidehoops.com/all-star-celebrity-game.shtml

Discuss it as it happens here. And as with all game threads, post FULL INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS. Typing "nice dunk" doesn't tell us anything. Tell us who dunked, and what the dunk was like, etc.

ENJOY THE GAME!

[statman32]

2009 Celebrity Game Participants

Clyde Drexler (NBA legend)
Dominique Wilkins (NBA legend)
Chris Tucker (Actor/comedian)
James Denton (Desperate Housewives)
Donald Faison (Scrubs)
Terrell Owens (Dallas Cowboys receiver)
Zach Levi (Chuck)
Michael Rapaport (Prison Break)
Dan Majerle (Phoenix Suns legend)
Rick Fox (L.A. Lakers legend)
Lisa Leslie (L.A. Sparks)
Kara Lawson (Sacramento Monarchs)
"Wildkat" Edgerson (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Special K" Daley (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Scooter" Christensen (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Handles" Franklin (Harlem Globetrotters)

Coaches: Magic Johnson, Julius Erving

[statman32]

Dan Majerle is the buy of the night. Anyone else that guesses the MVP buy gets a rep from me.

I can't wait to see Eugene Edgerson. Havent seen him play since his Arizona days.

Gonna be interesting to see how rusty Wilkins,Drexler, Marjerle are.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Damn, not much of a celebrity game when 10 of the 16 people are professional basketball players.

[1~Gibson~1]

2009 Celebrity Game Participants

Clyde Drexler (NBA legend)
Dominique Wilkins (NBA legend)
Chris Tucker (Actor/comedian)
James Denton (Desperate Housewives)
Donald Faison (Scrubs)
Terrell Owens (Dallas Cowboys receiver)
Zach Levi (Chuck)
Michael Rapaport (Prison Break)
Dan Majerle (Phoenix Suns legend)
Rick Fox (L.A. Lakers legend)
Lisa Leslie (L.A. Sparks)
Kara Lawson (Sacramento Monarchs)
"Wildkat" Edgerson (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Special K" Daley (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Scooter" Christensen (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Handles" Franklin (Harlem Globetrotters)

Coaches: Magic Johnson, Julius ErvingTO again :(

Who's on teams

[statman32]

Damn, not much of a celebrity game when 10 of the 16 people are professional basketball players.
0 out of the 16 people are professional basketball players. Try again.

[statman32]

TO again :(

Who's on teams
We wont know until game-time.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

0 out of the 16 people are professional basketball players. Try again.

Ok, "were".

I didn't think I needed to clarify their current status in life.

Though the two WNBA players are active.

So 2 out of the 16 are pro basketball players and 8 out of the 16 are former pro players.

Making it 10 former and current professional basketball players at a celebrity game at the NBA All-Star weekend festivities..

Still not much of a "celebrity" game.

[1~Gibson~1]

0 out of the 16 people are professional basketball players. Try again.


Clyde Drexler (NBA legend)
Dominique Wilkins (NBA legend)
Dan Majerle (Phoenix Suns legend)
Rick Fox (L.A. Lakers legend)
Lisa Leslie (L.A. Sparks)
Kara Lawson (Sacramento Monarchs)
"Wildkat" Edgerson (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Special K" Daley (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Scooter" Christensen (Harlem Globetrotters)
"Handles" Franklin (Harlem Globetrotters)
maybe not in the NBA, but they either was in the past, is in the WNBA, or a harlem globetrotter

[Posterize246]

Dan Majerle is the buy of the night. Anyone else that guesses the MVP buy gets a rep from me.

I can't wait to see Eugene Edgerson. Havent seen him play since his Arizona days.

Gonna be interesting to see how rusty Wilkins,Drexler, Marjerle are.
Rick Fox

[1~Gibson~1]

TO again

[NOHCP3]

Dan Majerle is the buy of the night. Anyone else that guesses the MVP buy gets a rep from me.

I can't wait to see Eugene Edgerson. Havent seen him play since his Arizona days.

Gonna be interesting to see how rusty Wilkins,Drexler, Marjerle are.


Im gonna take Terell Owens...

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Who's the whitest most nonathletic person on that list? I'll take that person.

Wild card baby!

[pete's montreux]

Chris Tucker made a complete fool of himself last year, let's hope he does it again this time around.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Chris Tucker made a complete fool of himself last year, let's hope he does it again this time around.

Prediction: He has a heart attack mid game.

Have you seen how overweight he is now?

[Posterize246]

Roger Lodge isn't playing? This is bull****!

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t335/sofresh120/52215861.jpg
:pimp:

[pete's montreux]

Prediction: He has a heart attack mid game.

Have you seen how overweight he is now?

I remember he got the ball under the basket, nobody within 800 feet of him, and he somehow managed to run baseline, fall out of bounds and throw up the ugliest reverse layup known to mankind.

[FIXED]

Wow, this isnt a Celebrity Game. You could argue the average Joe walkind down the Street doesnt even know Dominique or Clyde.

This is a celebrity game, not a who used to play basketball game at a high level ( if we call the Globtrotters playing at a High level).

Where are all the Celebrities at Nelly, Lil Wayne, Lil Romeo, Master P, Bow Wow, The Game, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus those are the people i want to see out there.

MJ is in town you might as well let him play in this game.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Where are all the Celebrities at Nelly, Lil Wayne, Lil Romeo, Master P, Bow Wow, The Game, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus those are the people i want to see out there.

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

:roll: :roll:

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

[Rekindled]

Wow, this isnt a Celebrity Game. You could argue the average Joe walkind down the Street doesnt even know Dominique or Clyde.

This is a celebrity game, not a who used to play basketball game at a high level ( if we call the Globtrotters playing at a High level).

Where are all the Celebrities at Nelly, Lil Wayne, Lil Romeo, Master P, Bow Wow, The Game, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus those are the people i want to see out there.

MJ is in town you might as well let him play in this game.


lil romeo is playing at usc. lol@ miley cyrus wtf.

[FIXED]

lil romeo is Bench Warming at usc. lol@ miley cyrus wtf.

FIXED.

yeah, about the miley cyrus thing i just started naming off people on the top of my head.

[Kebab Stall]

Hopefully someone gets a link. I need to kill some time before the Rooks take on the Sophs.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Hopefully someone gets a link. I need to kill some time before the Rooks take on the Sophs.
Check your PM

[nbastatus]

Check your PM
link please!~

[Kebab Stall]

Check your PM
Thanks.

[pete's montreux]

Michael Scala...I mean Rapaport for MVP.

[Kevin_Garnett_5]

Check your PMCould you PM me the link too?

[Brujesino]

you see the amazing one handed putt by stuart scott:lol

[HisJoeness]

How many of these celebrity All-Star things has Denton done? It seems like he does like four of these a year.

Edit: Nvm the light just popped on as to why does so many of them.

[1~Gibson~1]

you see the amazing one handed putt by stuart scott:lolTO missed hiz though :oldlol: ....badly.....twice

[Tking714]

Could someone post a link or PM one to me? Can't get to a tele.

[RoseCity07]

I liked the Wade commercial where Charles manages to injure Dwight. Funny thing is players have durability rating in 2k9. So Dwight is nearly impossible to see injured in a game. lolol...Charles sucks.

[Kebab Stall]

Denton with some nice basketball shoes. The pink cancer awareness shoes are great.

[Brujesino]

the cheerleader with the black hair is freakin hot :eek: shes on the left side

[bigkingsfan]

Rick Fox - NBA Legend GTFO

[RoseCity07]

GOd I can't stand Rick Fox. Karma has caught up to him, he looks chubby as hell.

[Mikaiel]

Could someone post a link or PM one to me? Can't get to a tele.

http://www.atdhe.net/live-tv-3391.html

[Attila]

the cheerleader with the black hair is freakin hot :eek: shes on the left side
I wonder if the dude cheerleaders are gay, cause the facial expression has gay written all over it ha.

[pete's montreux]

Can those male dancers be any gayer?

Answer? No.

[RoseCity07]

Why the hell are you guys taking about male dancer, I didn't even notice any.


Actually wait, I just saw some...that is pretty gay.

[pete's montreux]

Rapaport on the phone. :oldlol:

[Kebab Stall]

It would be great if Zach Braff was in this on the other team.

[Attila]

That white dude is a straight up homo.

[RoseCity07]

OMFG Clyde is playing, I had no idea. WOw:eek:

Now there is a NBA legend.

[pete's montreux]

Chris Tucker

"Rush Hour"

Talk about milking it.

[NY Comeback]

Chris Tucker! :rockon:

[1~Gibson~1]

CHRIZ TUCKER >>>>> ALL :cheers:

[Kebab Stall]

5 for 37. Haha. Faison is hilarious.

[John Dough]

Damn, Chris Tucker HAS gained some weight.

[RoseCity07]

Chris Tucker became so corny. He is fat now, and became a square. My friend told me he doesn't cuss anymore because he "found god". He basically became religious and killed the person that everyone loved him for being.

[Tking714]

Thx man

[1~Gibson~1]

Damn, Chris Tucker HAS gained alot weight.Fixed.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Tucker still chubby I see. He was like that last year too.

[LBJames2010]

Damn, Chris Tucker HAS gained a lot of weight.
Fixed.

Fixed.

[pete's montreux]

Those refs are real camera savvy. :rolleyes:

[Yung D-Will]

Dominique Wilkins will dunk on everyone in this game x=:cheers:

[Tking714]

lmao at T.O. getting 40, he might actually do it.

[pete's montreux]

'Nique is so out of shape It's not even funny.

[Yung D-Will]

'Nique is so out of shape It's not even funny.

Tear I wanted him to Rip out just one more dunk x=

[Tking714]

Yea Nique has no lift left. This game is actually pretty good.

[Brujesino]

that was all ball that ref is blind or something

[RoseCity07]

I wanna see clyde do something.

[NOHCP3]

Awww Nique... LOL @ Rappaport... barking at TO

[statman32]

Dominique has turned into Shaq. :eek:

[Kebab Stall]

Rapaport talking trash to TO, haha.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

I wanna see clyde do something.
Yeah if doesn't do much, he's going to get some heat when he gets back to a Rockets game. :lol

[NOHCP3]

TO with th emiss.. Nique looking baddddd ... lol @ faison fouling handles..

[Brujesino]

handles is killing that guy:lol

[Kevin_Garnett_5]

LMAO Donald Faison.

[Kebab Stall]

Faison showing whos boss.

[qrich]

AIRBALL!!!!!!!!!!! hahah

Handles ftw

[Brujesino]

tuckers airball :lol :lol :lol

[NOHCP3]

lol @ tucker's airball .... Handles to TO nice alley.... ... ...

[HisJoeness]

Chris Tucker :roll:

[Tking714]

Wow top 10 nba play right there.

[inclinerator]

hahahaha dominique missing the dunk!

[Brujesino]

that guy almost killed leslie:oldlol:

wow this is actually entertaining

[HisJoeness]

I wanna see if Dan still has hops.

[NOHCP3]

:roll: Nique...

[Kebab Stall]

TO's alley oop off the glass was nice. 'Nique just looks terrible.

[Attila]

hahahaha dominique missing the dunk!
:roll:

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Ahhh..... Nique....

[statman32]

This is exactly why they dont have a old timers game. Dominique looks BADDDDDDDDDDD. :roll:

[Tking714]

Lol at 'Nique. The commercial for the Jordan 09's is so hot.

[Brujesino]

so far stuart scott only one to make the putt

[Brujesino]

vicious foul by fox the guy was screaming in agony i hope hes ok

[NOHCP3]

LOL @ Rick Fox copping a feel on Screaming Special K

[NOHCP3]

:lol did Rappaport just bump the ref

[RoseCity07]

This game is proving that even the best female basketball players can't compete with scrub men.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

This game is proving that even the best female basketball players can't compete with scrub men.
I know Lisa, attempted 3 in a row, trying to prove something. :oldlol:

[Brujesino]

rapaport is a beast:lol

[inclinerator]

lmao 7 fouls

[NOHCP3]

rapaport is a beast:lol


lol... they told him he has 7 fouls.. he says we dont play by fouls.. we play by bleeding :lol

[FIXED]

how is Terrell Owens doing. He was a beast last year.

[brandonislegend]

that fat white guy fouling everyone is making me lmao.

[FIXED]

the globetrotters suck. They are ruining the game, so are the former NBA "Legends" and i use that term very lightly since we are talking about players such as Rick Fox. F@cking scrub.

[statman32]

They need to get Rappaport out. He even tried to hack his own player on the last rebound. :lol

Sick ass jacket Amare had on. :hammertime:

[big baller]

To!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[John Dough]

That Globetrotters performance was lame.

[Brujesino]

that handles guy acts really gay his facial expressions the way he moves his arms and the way he walks

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Handles does that harlem shake kind of dance after everything he does. :oldlol:

[Babalu]

lol... they told him he has 7 fouls.. he says we dont play by fouls.. we play by bleeding :lol

LMFAO!!!

[Day La Ghetto]

i hate that handles dude. little homo if you ask me

globetrotters is for kids, how lame to bring it into allstar week. those clowns got some high school to be at ?

[Reverend Hoops]

i hate that handles dude. little homo if you ask me

globetrotters is for kids, how lame to bring it into allstar week. those clowns got some high school to be at ?

A lot of kids are at the all-star weekend.

[FIXED]

i hate that handles dude. little homo if you ask me

globetrotters is for kids, how lame to bring it into allstar week. those clowns got some high school to be at ?

So true, that was lame. They all suck.
Man back in the day when you were part of the Harlem Globetrotters you were a serious ball player.

Now it is like a "freak" show.

[NOHCP3]

Why pick on the globetrotters? Its not like the celebrity game is sacred or something.

[Alonzo Magic]

Jon Barry looks genuinely disgusted to be there. :lol I can see why a lot of people don't like Scott, he overdoes it.


that handles guy acts really gay his facial expressions the way he moves his arms and the way he walks

Bad :oldlol: All of the Globetrotters have been disappointing, its as if the NBA just found these guys in the street. The guy with the 'Fro is terrible, can hardly move.

And how gay were the Male dancers when the players were being announced? :oldlol:

[Alonzo Magic]

Handles thinking he 'Toine. :rolleyes:

[StroShow4]

nique looks terrible. :oldlol:

[Brujesino]

i still think they are pretty cool nothing to amazing but if could do all the stuff they do i would be showing off all the time

[FIXED]

Jon Barry looks genuinely disgusted to be there. :lol I can see why a lot of people don't like Scott, he overdoes it.



Bad :oldlol: All of the Globetrotters have been disappointing, its as if the NBA just found these guys in the street. The guy with the 'Fro is terrible, can hardly move.

And how gay were the Male dancers when the players were being announced? :oldlol:

:roll: :roll:

The NBa Phucked Up this one. They are given me "sloop" with these Globetrotter idiots. Where's the Globetrotter that dunked on a 12ft rim. These guys looked out of shape. I swear the guy in the fro is going to have a heart attacking running i mean trotting down court.

Those male dancers are so Homo,wow.

[Kebab Stall]

Rapaport is hilarious.

[Fuhqueue]

Chris Tucker: "Magic, how the hell did yall do it man? Runnin up and down the court like that?"

Magic: "I know, I know"

:roll: :roll:

[FIXED]

nique looks terrible. :oldlol:

It really shows you how great MJ really was. Out of all the people he played with he is by far the one in best shape. If they had an NBA of Old People league. MJ would be like a Wilt Chamberlain out there.

MJ could suit up for 80% of NBA teams and start right now, and average 20ppg. These fools like Barkley, Magic, Nique, Drexler would probably be the last men on the bench in all the teams, besides the Wizards (if you call them a team they are borderline D-League team IMO)

[NOHCP3]

2nd TO alley. this time from Wilkins.. lmao @ aww Donald..

[NOHCP3]

Nique is going to need an oxygen mask...

[FIXED]

Nique sucks what a weak Era the 80s were.

I bet you VC would still be pulling off windmills at Nique age.

[DLeagueWannabe]

Nique sucks what a weak Era the 80s were.

I beat you VC would still be pulling off windmills at Nique cge.

:roll:

[John Dough]

Nique sucks what a weak Era the 80s were.

I bet you VC would still be pulling off windmills at Nique age.
:oldlol:

I don't know about windmills, but I'm sure he'll still be able to throw down

[RoseCity07]

God the ESPN commentators are so god awful. I enjoyed the Dwight Howard super man dunk. It is very overrated though because it wasn't a dunk. He through the ball into the hoop.

[NOHCP3]

Nique sucks what a weak Era the 80s were.

I bet you VC would still be pulling off windmills at Nique age.

:roll: good laugh :applause:

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Chris Tucker: "Magic, how the hell did yall do it man? Runnin up and down the court like that?"

Magic: "I know, I know"

:roll: :roll:
:oldlol:

[RoseCity07]

I'm going to go buy a burrito. This game sucks. Rookie Soph game is going to be worth watching.

[NOHCP3]

Man that Sixers warmup.. is classic...


Granger really got dressed up for the game.

[FIXED]

TO is actually a pretty good BBall player.

[qrich]

Special K ftw! :oldlol:

[Kebab Stall]

They need to put Faison back in and let him keep shooting.

[Fuhqueue]

TO is actually a pretty good BBall player.
Nice jumper :applause:

Rapaport fell over himself :oldlol: Looked like there was a trip wire there.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Special K ftw! :oldlol:
At first I thought he was acting, then he charged at Nique, and I was confused. But that was pretty funny. :lol

[Brujesino]

clyde with a monster block

[Kevin_Garnett_5]

Nique!

[Reverend Hoops]

Someone Youtube That!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwl

[FIXED]

Jon Barry = FAIL

[RoseCity07]

Weak ass end to a game.

[Brujesino]

damn it the east won:(

[Rockets(T-mac)]

they should've dropped that back to Nique so he could end the game with a dunk. Or at least attempt at a dunk.

Anyways not a bad game.

[LBJames2010]

prediction on MVP?

[FIXED]

prediction on MVP?

Terrell Owens easily.

[Don Cheto]

I wonder how Michael Jordan would do in a celebrity game. :eek:

[NOHCP3]

I predicted the T.O MVP... dont forget that rep statman lol

[insidehoops]

Anyone who watched this game, post as big a summary as you can as to who was good, who was awful, and why, with details!

[InspiredLebowski]

"Highlights" from the game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIZhdewZbwo)

I want some GIFs of Raport tripping over the line and Jon Barry falling for the confetti bucket trick

[SIRI1]

This game sucked. I could care less about the Harlem globetrotter players. I'd rather watch more celebs playing and making fools of themselves out there. Like Michael Rappaport who was cracking me up :D

[ZOMG]

Man, watching Dominique dribble the ball, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Sure, he never had any real handles, but still... you're a former NBA "legend". Come on.

What's truly shocking is that 'Nique is only 3 years older than MJ. He looked like he was about 60 out there. Damn.

[catzhernandez]

Damn, not much of a celebrity game when 10 of the 16 people are professional basketball players.
Agreed.

I hate this game, I think they could do away with it altogether.

[Myth]

I was just looking at NBA.com and there is a picture of Chris Tucker from the game. He gained a lot of weight. He use to be such a skinny guy.

[Kebab Stall]

I wish they would have used more celebrities in the game. It's great seeing the celebs making fools out of themselves and having fun. Donald Faison chucking up shots all night. Rapaport arguing with anything that moved that his shot was a three, not to mention having 7 fouls in the first half and finishing the game with about 10, then falling over himself when trying to dribble. TO throwing down dunks.

I don't want to see the Globetrotters out there. The NBA legends was good to see, but I wouldn't want to see anymore than what was there. The WNBA players was fine aswell, there was only two, not including Leiberman.