Wright has been selected for six All-Star games, including 2008 at the old Yankee Stadium.
Other leagues could easily develop similar events centered around either their all-star games or championships.
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And secondary ticket price comparisons from the last few NBA All-Star Games seems to support this supposition.
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Then the focus turns to All-Star games like the Senior Bowl.
In the past five McDonald's All-Star games, only two players from the Hawkeye State made the cut, including 2010 MVP and current Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes.
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There were several All-Star Games, which were held earlier.
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The Bucks are now 27-17 all-time in games immediately following the All-Star break.
This one forced the cancellation of 510 regular-season games, the Winter Classic and the All-Star game.
This year marks the third time that Houston has hosted an NBA All-Star Game, with the prior games taking place in 1989 and 2006.
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But the story was Stoudemire, a former All-Star who missed the first 30 games after knee surgery and has served as a reserve since his return.
Williams has been inconsistent this season and sat out the final two games before the All-Star break after getting treatment for inflammation of both ankles.
The coaches whose teams have the best winning percentage through Sunday's games earn the All-Star nods, and the Knicks would be a half-game ahead of Miami if the Heat lose in Toronto on Sunday afternoon.
In 10 seasons with the Yokohama Bay Stars (formerly the Taiyo Whales), he was a Central League all-star six times and saved a record 229 games.
Anthony finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds but shot 5 of 24 for the Knicks, who dropped their final two games leading into the All-Star break.
The good news for Atlanta, which has scored at least six runs only three times in the past 15 games, is six-time All-Star catcher Brian McCann should be back from the disabled list soon.
The all-star Nintendo brawler has been one of the most played and best loved games across its last three consoles, the N64, the Gamecube and the Wii.
They lost three of their final four games and take a 32-18 mark to the All-Star break.
In that stretch, league officials canceled the All-Star Game, the annual outdoor Winter Class game and hundreds of regular season games.
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Ratings, at least for national games that include marquee events like the World Series and All-Star Game, have been flat for years.
Of the 32 games the Knicks will play after this month's All-Star Game, 19 are against teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today.
Anthony's streak of scoring at least 35 points ended at six games as New York coach Mike Woodson chose to rest the All-Star forward the entire fourth quarter.
Anthony's streak of scoring at least 35 points ended at six games as New York coach Mike Woodson chose to rest the All-Star forward the entire fourth quarter as the Knicks prepare for the playoffs.
So why have the owners thus far cancelled 422 regular season games of the 2012-13 season, as well as the All-Star Game, insisting on a new CBA that drastically reduces the amount of money that can be spent on player salaries (currently 57% of hockey-related revenue)?
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The All-Star center, who grew up and played high school basketball here, missed 12 of the final 15 games of the regular season.
Cabrera, the All-Star game MVP, was suspended Aug. 15 for a positive test for testosterone and is missing the final 45 games of the regular season.
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