"This All-Star week couldn't have been at a better time for us, " said Knicks center Tyson Chandler.
Additionally, numerous events held during All-Star week had a charitable component, leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars being donated to charity.
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The violins and countless tributes to Yankee Stadium that began in April and reached a fever pitch during All-Star week will no doubt continue through the last out this fall.
The free-to-play game continues to gain steam around the globe, with an All-Star week in Shanghai, China that kicks off May 25 with the best players in five regions from around the world (North America, Europe, China, Korea and South East Asia) who were voted in by the community.
Through the 30 service projects the NBA held throughout the week of the All-Star Game, the league expected to reach over 3, 000 people in Houston.
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Starting this season, fans in India will get two live games per week, plus the NBA All Star Game and some post season coverage, including the finals.
The Knicks' frontcourt has been decimated by injuries, with All-Star center Tyson Chandler expected to miss a week with a bulging disk.
Fox said it has used the camera system at the Daytona 500, at last week's NASCAR Sprint All-Star race and other major sporting events.
The surgeon who repaired his ankle gave the star shortstop full clearance this week to resume all activity.
This week, Ray Lewis, an all-star American football player, had a murder charge dropped after he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice.
He was injured on Feb. 24 and the three-time All-Star originally had hoped to be ready to play during the first week of May.
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