nba, nflAll of the hype surrounding the Super Bowl kept me away from the fact NBA All-Star weekend starts Friday. I was sort of sad there wouldn’t be an NFL game on TV to watch with friends, beer and junk food this weekend but the dunk contest is going to quickly make those blues go away.  I don’t remember ever watching the celebrity ball game but this year it is going to feature the likes of Chris Tucker, Mark Cuban, Pitbull and more. Apparently, all these celebs can ball. There will also be retired NBA veterans on each side to keep things interesting. This year the action is going down in Texas and the roster for the big game is pretty ridiculous. I was very happy to learn some of my favorite Phoenix Suns made the cut, Amare and Steve Nash. Along with their explosive talent will be Duncan, Kobe and Carmello for the West. Talk about the best in the west.

 

On the other side of the fence, LeBron, Wade, Garnett, Howard and somehow AI made it. For Dallas Cowboy fans, their lavish stadium will get another shot at some big season play as they host all these NBA festivities. I can’t imagine how awesome it must be for the lucky fans in the stadium to watch the dunk contest replays on their ridiculous HD monitor hanging from the rafters.

My fingers are crossed some of the younger players challenge each other in a dance off like we saw a few All-Star games ago between Shaq, Howard and LeBron. If you forgot what I’m talking about check out the hilarious video above. Who knew guys that large could move so gracefully? Shaq is the king of two things: rebounds and epic dance moves. Too bad he won’t be playing this year. To the credit of Jerry Jones, his massive stadium has the potential to hold more NBA fans then ever seen at an All-Star game according to NBA.com.

For guys, this All-Star game couldn’t be on at a better time. Right smack dab in late afternoon for the west coast on Valentine’s Day. I can only imagine how many romantic dinner’s out are going to have men asking their servers to turn the game up right as their girlfriends grab their hand and start whispering sweet nothings. Luckily, my girlfriend loves the NBA too. That should make things go a little bit more smooth when our romantic night out has me glancing up at some bar’s flat screen.