Nba All Star

It is that time of the year again when basketball fans start getting an adrenaline rush that comes only when the NBA All Star game is around the corner. It is one of the most anticipated events of the sporting calendar that is watched by millions around the world. If you are avid basketball fan then grab your NBA All Star tickets now because you simply cannot afford to miss out this amazing spectacle featuring the best of what the sport has to offer.

The NBA All Star was experienced by the fan for the first time in 1951 at the legendary Boston Garden. The inaugural edition was held as an exhibition game to help in improving the profile of the sport. The experiment paid off way better than what everyone expected and turned out to be a roaring success. That unbelievable response for the first game enabled the management to make it an annual event that has now become one of the biggest of its kind. The format of the game itself is very simple, its East squaring-off against West. The best players from both conferences come together to form their respective teams. Both sides are coached by the men with the best record in the two conferences but he cannot lead a team two years in a row. If the same coach has the best record going in the next season as well then he will be replaced in the NBA All Star game by the man with the second best record.

The NBA All Star is held in the month of February every year. Both teams are selected by the fans themselves through a ballot. They pick the starting line-ups by voting for each player and his starting position in the game. This makes the entire experience unbelievably interactive and fun because due to the fans' choice, a player might get to start in a position he is not familiar with. The reserves for both sides are selected by voting done between the coaches of both Conferences; however, they are not allowed to vote for the players of their own teams. In case a player cannot take part in the NBA All Star game then the commissioner gets to select his replacement.

The rules of this sensational game are more or less the same as those of regular season but they are tweaked a little to make it more entertaining for everyone, especially the fans who have bought NBA All Star tickets to be at the arena. Each player from both teams is welcomed to the court with a lot of fanfare that includes gorgeous lighting, special effects and music. The halftime break is longer than normal as well with some of the biggest artists in the world taking to the court and entertaining fans with live performances. Apart from the game itself the NBA keeps the fans entertained by hosting various other fun-filled events on the Friday and Saturday leading up to the game as part of the All Star Weekend. The festivities kick-off two days prior to the game which makes the entire weekend all the more worthwhile.

There have been sixty one NBA All Star games till date with the East leading the West by thirty-six to twenty-five in total. The legendary Kareem Abdul Jabbar holds the record for being selected for the most All Star games with nineteen appearances. Kobe Bryant has fourteen selections against his name which is the most by any active player today. The 2010 NBA All Star game set a new attendance record for any basketball game in history with 108,713 fans attending that game at the Cowboys Stadium, Texas. The NBA deserves a lot of credit for making this event a runaway success. The NBA All Star event is known to live up to its hype by dishing up some of the most memorable games in the history of the sport. Grab your NBA All Star tickets as this latest extravaganza is ready to roll very soon.