February 16, 2008 10:14 pm  |  18 Comments

Links: All-Star Saturday

The camera is rolling…

by Lang Whitaker

Right now it’s All-Star Saturday night here in N’awlins, and I’m sitting about 20 rows behind the basket here in the New Orleans Arena. The Skills Challenge is about to start, and I think they just had the 2 Ball thing, or maybe it’s called Shooting Stars, or something. Wasn’t paying attention, sorry.

Earlier today I hit up All-Star practice. This is held each year over at the Jam Session, where they assemble a court in the middle of a convention center, put mics on the coaches and then let the fans sit in. Meanwhile, in between the two teams taking the court, there’s a 45 period where the players are all required to hang out on the court and the media is loosed upon them, resulting in something of a free for all.

In past years I’ve spent this time walking around, hearing bits and pieces here and there, but mostly chatting with other writers and media folk. This year I brought along my video camera…

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  • Chris Posted: Feb.16 at 10:20 pm
    Haha AI bein the biggest MJ fan there is. He should talk to Chris Tucker.

  • H to the izzo Posted: Feb.16 at 10:33 pm
    Did he call you Langee?

  • Gerard Himself Posted: Feb.16 at 11:09 pm
    I saw some pics of Chris Tucker in the celebrity All-Star game, but is it me, or has he changed? Maybe I just haven’t seen him in years, but dude looked bloated.

  • Russ Bengtson Posted: Feb.17 at 12:08 am
    I’m a jackass, I’m an a-hole, this and that…” Man, I love Rasheed.

  • riggs Posted: Feb.17 at 12:09 am
    hes a lot fatter gerard

  • John Posted: Feb.17 at 12:43 am
    “LEEEAAANG!”

  • Gerard Himself Posted: Feb.17 at 12:54 am
    What is Chris Tucker doing these days anyway? Performing in the whole country? Eating too much?
    Sheed seems really happy…. when he’s thinking about the beach. bahahaha

  • Gerard Himself Posted: Feb.17 at 12:55 am
    the “bahahaha” would be edited out if I could do that.

  • RV Posted: Feb.17 at 1:34 am
    dan langhi….yeah that was definitely a “Langee”

  • RV Posted: Feb.17 at 1:36 am
    that Spanish reporter tripped up AI by using Calderon’s middle name, i never got questions like that though, he’s not gonna say he hates him, but an asshole like ‘Sheed might..

  • RV Posted: Feb.17 at 4:26 am
    was that Muresan?

  • Shawn Posted: Feb.17 at 8:39 am
    Dwight’s creativity was impressive! But he actually threw the ball thru the rim on the superman-dunk, so it wasn’t a real dunk ;-) http://www.squidoo.com/DwightHoward

  • Blinguo Posted: Feb.17 at 10:54 am
    Gheorghe MureÅŸan > Langee Langee > Ping Ping > Calderon

  • RV Posted: Feb.17 at 2:33 pm
    the next links should include Alyssa Milano links

  • SLAM ONLINE | » Links: All-Star Saturday Night Posted: Feb.17 at 9:35 pm
    [...] We finally got back to the convention center, when I went to work with my camera and filmed the media day video (you can watch that here). From there we walked back to the hotel and then went by the SLAM/LRG gifting suite, which was set up all weekend for various celebs and ballers to come through and get kitted out. It was set up in a penthouse suite atop a building a few blocks from hotel, with a few flatscreens and 360s, a table full of G-Shock watches, a full open bar and a closet full of LRG gear. As officials partners, Sam, Khalid and I felt it was necessary to go by, check in on everything and, most importantly, sample all the giveaways. And so we did. [...]

  • backboard Posted: Feb.17 at 9:40 pm
    good stuff lang, thanks

  • SLAM ONLINE | » The 2008 SLAM New Orleans All-Star Experience Posted: Feb.19 at 2:52 pm
    [...] Ben and Lang got up early and headed over to an adidas/Peace Players event, where Ben talked to Antawn Jamison. From there they met up with Khalid at the players practice - a huge chaotic free-for-all. Lang was able to fight through the crowds and put this video together. [...]

  • SLAM ONLINE | » Links: The Meaning of $2 Million Posted: Feb.28 at 4:30 pm
    [...] • On the video I posted from All-Star, there’s a fleeting glimpse of Georghe Muresan, who strides past my camera like a Sasquatch. In other gigantic person news, reader Jordan sent along this link to a recent interview with Manute Bol, who some guys stumbled across while in the Sudan. [...]

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