Evolution of the NBA All-Star Weekend

By Soaresd

  • First All-Star Weekend

    First All-Star Weekend
    The 1951 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on March 2, 1951, at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, home of the Boston Celtics. The game was the first edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game and was played during the 1950–51 NBA season.

  • First Dunk Contest

    First Dunk Contest
    DescriptionThe NBA Slam Dunk Contest is an annual National Basketball Association competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. The contest was inaugurated by the American Basketball Association(ABA) at its All-Star Game in 1976 in Denver.

  • First Three Point Contest

    First Three Point Contest
    The Three-Point Contest is a National Basketball Association contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of All-Star Weekend. Each season eight elite three-point shooters are selected to participate in each season's shootout.

  • First Rising Stars Challenge

    First Rising Stars Challenge
    The Rising Stars Challenge is a basketball exhibition game held by the National Basketball Association on the Friday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. The players are first- and second-year players selected by the NBA's assistant coaches.

  • Most Memorable Dunk Contest

    Most Memorable Dunk Contest
    In this dunk contest, Vince Carter from the Toronto Raptors threw down the most impressive dunks ever seen. The first dunk he did was a reverse 360 windmill dunk(probably the best/iconic dunk). The second dunk he did was a 180 windmill dunk starting from behind the backboard. His third dunk was a between the legs dunk from a bounce pass from his teammate and cousin Tracy Mcgrady.

  • Most Memorable Dunk Contest (Continued)

    His fourth dunk was a dunk where he put his arm into the rim up to his elbow. For his fifth dunk, he threw down a near free throw line dunk. Doing this he easily won the 2000 All-Star dunk contest and solidified himself and one of if not the best dunker of all time.

  • First All-Star Celebrity Game

    First All-Star Celebrity Game
    The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is an annual exhibition basketball game held by the National Basketball Association that takes place during the NBA All-Star Weekend and features retired NBA players, WNBA players, actors, musicians and athletes from sports other than basketball.

  • First Skills Contest

    First Skills Contest
    DescriptionThe NBA Skills Challenge, is a National Basketball Association contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. First held in 2003, it is a competition to test ball-handling, passing and shooting ability.

  • Arguably the Absolute worst National Anthem in the History of the NBA

    Arguably the Absolute worst National Anthem in the History of the NBA
    Fergie's rendition of the national anthem before the NBA All-Star Game was not a hit on Twitter. Fergie sang the U.S. national anthem before tip-off of the 2018 NBA All-Star Game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

  • First Televised NBA All-Star game Draft

    First Televised NBA All-Star game Draft
    The NBA All-Star game draft is where two captains from each conference(East and West) choose their teams from a pool of the NBA's best players. The first televised draft happened in 2019 but the first draft was held in 2018.