Pregame Coverage Live | 2020 NBA All-Star Game

Yeah NBA All-Star is

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and I'm here with my teammates from the night

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and we're so excited to be here. I have to say, one of the special things about NBA All-Star weekend is that we bring all the fans. together and i always say our differences make us stronger but i'll be better makes us stick together and i love that so we're together on different teams representing what it means and we're not just here to have a good time in the amazing city from Chicago but more importantly we're here for a great cause right now Mel you and I are there with the organization tell us a little bit more about them so like Allie said we're all here for a great cause obviously , we're here to have something.

It's fun, but more importantly we want to raise some money for these Chicago area kids and teens. We are very excited to do it and I must say that I am honored to be here with you two. I mean they represent Brooklyn. I'm representing Chicago Roman and I'm so honored to be here with both of you If you two of the best hosts in the NBA again we're all here for a great cause we're going to see stellar entertainment some stellar players literally the best players from the NBA and Roman, this is his hometown, how does it work? it feels to be here right now i'm going to chicago we've waited a long time to bring the

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party back to the windy city since 1988 everyone is seeing the

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s on sunday nights the house that jordan bill made chicago so far, let's welcome you to the team.

The NBA family is thrilled to partner with make-a-wish by hosting two special guests and their families. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our friends for unique make-a-wish experiences. for people diagnosed with critical illness the nba and state farm are all about making the cyst on and off the court as part of the 2019

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season we are talking about abstaining from the core finally security officials or services for guests we have a very special tribute to Kobe Bryant that will be performed by Chicago native Jennifer Hudson. Tonight's

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will be played under an innovative new set of rules that will make each possession count for more team units and the LeBron team will compete to win each of the first three quarters, the winner of 12.

The quarter of a minute will be the team that scores the most points within that quarter and each quarter is worth $100,000 to the winning team's charity if both teams score the same number of points within a quarter, the charitable donation in game for that quarter will be added to the prize pool for subsequent quarters the winner of the 69th NBA All-Star Game will be the first team to reach the final goal the final goal score will be the total score of the leading team over the first three quarters plus 24 points in tribute to Kobe Bryant, for example, if team LeBron leads the team, be honest with a score of 100 to 95 in the first three quarters, the final target score is 124 or 100 plus 20 for the fourth quarter, we'll start on the clock. off and each team's total score from the first three quarters on the main scoreboard the team that hits or exceeds the final target score wins the game and will earn an additional $200,000 for their selected charity to see hello Chicago Chicago how are you we lost two Members members of the NBA family who meant so much to the league, to our fans, and also to communities across the country.

David Stern was one of the best commissioners any league has ever seen at the all-star game in Orlando when he had just announced HIV. David Stern allowed me to play the game and actually saved my life and saved the

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s of millions of people living with HIV around the world. He allowed players like me and all these young players to be in homes all over the world thanks. God we have his vision was for the NBA to be a global game and now look how many international players we have playing in the NBA today the game is better because of that and then number eight and number 24 Kobe Bryant I'm going to say that one more time because that joy should be a little stronger kobe bryant there you go we will never see another basketball player like kobe scoring 81 points in one game scoring 60 points in his last game and then he went on to win five nba championships but from what I'm really proud when we think of Kobe Bryant, there are millions of people in Los Angeles who are homeless.

Kobe was fighting to get them each a home and shelter. The day he was passionate about that, he was also passionate about being a great father, husband, filmmaker, a young man wants to ask him, so we're all hurt, this is a difficult time for the entire NBA family and if I can make everyone feel get up quickly. do everything i want you to do just for david and kobe just hold hands for a second we need to really hold each other right now this hard time come together love each other kobe would have wanted that to be very important and if we can just keep it quiet for eight seconds may god bless you now and the irony is kobe has worked with a lot of these guys and gave them some great advice he was always there for all of us in one way or another to pay tribute to Kobe Chicago's own Jennifer Hudson we'll be you again we will not say goodbye for this, we come and go because of hard work, determination, cycle, fight, those who survived Chicago, when I think of heritage, we all know the history, many of the best people are from Chaka.

Khan time at the gates of Astra Vince Vaughn Barney I think the Blues Buddy Guy so you're talking to the right guy no man so some of the ballplayers that came from here Cappie Pondexter Derrick Rose D wait he's from here Isiah Thomas walked these streets Doc Rivers Martha, why do we play Michael Jordan to inspire the whole city? Things that I think he was born with the best basketball of all time. Chicago supported me. I tried to get that one of mine in exchange for him showing up to see Michael Jordan on providing championships of excellence.

It's like a tattoo. It is not removable. We do not know. what we have without resistance michael joy is a partnership we can all move the city do you think of the common opportunity to rap oprah obama the obamas their charisma these are our heroes they have swag i go on stage i say mr. president Chicagoans love their sports we know '88 was something special it's so historic what happened in the last Chicago Waldo put on an NBA All-Star jersey it was beautiful at eight I got to go to All-Star 88, I remember trying. to get tickets I didn't know all-star game tickets back then let me tell you something I wasn't just too busy I was too broke I remember Mike playing in that game and Jay he's the goat I think you're right I like a wuss , there was never a more charismatic figure on the court, Jordan was the MVP and the crowd went wild, those moments stay with you, I am quite surprised it took so long for the all-star game to come back. it's about time we are happy to have the all-star game here we are preparing to bring that joy that lights up our city the energy will be very hot do you understand the field in which Chicago was the all-star game is something that you only see in the social media so many different celebs all the great actors and gesture people i am hands up everyone loves amazing athletic players all the Hoopers are going to be on the same floor the music and lights come on in big stadiums for 30,000 people there lots of fun to seed he is ready in a 16:9 stellar young players becoming the superstar than MVP when i think of a masterpiece there is no better example of a disciple of michael jordan than kobe bryant a masterpiece is the closest thing to perfection I feel like we're going to celebrate and value this all-star game celebrate Kobe's legacy, we're going to feel the spirit of Kobe Bryant at all times, it takes all Using this as a time to appreciate life and appreciate putting as much as you can into the things you love, hey Shawn it's bed time a boy looked up at the sky wondering what it means to be the shy type he had the need to fly in search of his Wings you see Rob's games and hoop dreams too Saints and angels sang songs of what could be imagined he closed his eye and led to the destination you see because where he stood he could see the stars so he wondered how he got where they're if this city could talk it was saying hey man you're from chicago the land of fred hampton and jean-baptiste osamu and better tomorrow as long as you follow your heart of the city a love that started in foster park and screaming to the dog or even in the snow when we couldn't shoot jump shots because the wind was blowing so we took it to the much deeper hole Rose if the city could salt it was safe from concrete we rose a place of souls deep you wear some ballers nice street wear with the shot but in the paint the deposits come from south city there's a lot of things accusing us but whatever they say they gon' say fall if this city could talk i'd say you're from the earth of the DigiDestined so every time you step on that court you carry the spirit of being Wilson and the feeling of street legends whose games we all appreciate I'm talking about Ron nie feel the crap of Mack Irvin and Billy the Kid Harris and the legends of Chicago who are basketball gods today like Mark McGwire kg Isaiah and Tim Hardaway said your DNA if you can see that you can be the way you know the story of the boy back in the day he was on a bus trip with his sister not knowing where life was taking him cut off to

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with his father in a West Side place he was now a highly touted but he never doubted himself for dreams our fates you never know how it might be routed and even though the game was crowded selphie made a name for himself the world would call him flash this town knows him as dewayne waited in the waters sonofa rooms in the game became an nba great saying the hall of fame what i'm saying is if you love the game nothing is tight you met this girl when you were 10 she will be the love of your life let me frame this picture for you join the artists you can say sport with dr.

King is two marches away City inquiry, I'd say go beyond Chicago, than you to the fire, like Chaka Khan, if the city could talk, it would talk, uh huh, MJ saw it in a city's answer prayer, now jumped off the foul line and dunked with his son came out in the '88 all-star game when the new jordans were pulled bring the comb-out mouth bring him you'll bring out the best in the greats and inspire others like 23rd did eight times he used his game to touch the world so Kobe Bryant four hours a day you put it in to get the salary and being from Chicago you can own that mom Jason and that's fighting so even in the darkest of times you feel the life of Kobe, the Obama-like nation he reached out to. have that comma and with all that armor you will still need others for the mission remember for every Jordan there has to be a little bit to blow up stars you see you shine just as bright and now Chicago and now the world get ready for your NBA 2020 all-star, let's be honest this is the first time defense rano raptors championship ant come out nick nurse words and now tired yanis reserves to make this stellar debut going hard in the paint is his miami heat style BAM Adebayo in this breakout season represented by Your Kingdom First Time New Orleans All-Star Game Chic Brandon Eagle Thinks He Can Rock This First-Time All-Star Game Con Trip Buddy Since Cha Berated The Eiffel Tower Rudy Gobert From Inside Or Out either way he's going to make it for the first time in the Utah Jazz Jonathan Spyder Mitchell All-Star Game, he's a two-time all-stop, so you know you'll make it d from the milwaukee bucks give up for chris middleton as a courtside protest he is an all time disruptor of the miami heat now give up here from champion serrano ratliff starla 14y honest 20:19 first rookie scene and just started with the atlanta hawks they call it ice we know of his trade too young yes four times star he handles the rock like gibraltar from the boston celtics dan kemper welcomes these kids most improved player and tonight he's ready to shake 'em up here from the world champion serrano Raptors leave it for Pascal Siegel a great man with great skills yes from the Philadelphia 76ers joelle MP the reigning MVP can drive the lane with no rejection of the Milwaukee Bucks the captain is double ladies and gentlemen a one more time 14 yards we'll give it our all but school matters an organization dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of Chicago and Summer Opportunities but yeah yeah let's meet Team LeBron é He buys the team like a Los Angeles Lakers mogul to coach Frank Vogel, unable to play due to injury, but on the court anyway you can kill him from the Portland Trailblazers, come on. for my man Jaime and it's like a pressure cooker first time ever stopping for the Phoenix Suns Devin Booker we knew he would be a star because of everything you've done for usshown from the indiana pacers the manchester bon us, he got crazy skills you can't overstate from the boston celtics, first time jason statham represents three point range from the lane, he will give you a dose of the denver nuggets two-time star from the Joker yeah from the ground under him it's always about philadelphia 76ers wind leave him for Vince seven known for his fashion but his triple double eyes better look from the Houston Rockets leave him for Russell Westbrook as he I'm all-star is an Oklahoma City Thunder ball-wielding general the great Chris Paul and now the starters for Team LeBron an ankle-breaking league MVP without the forgiveness of the Houston Rockets, the league's leading scorer, James Hart, he may not talk about the line, but on the court he gives the clinic a four-time LA Clippers All-Star: why is this our size? the truth keeping the defense honest reigning Dallas Mavericks Rookie of the Year Luca Dantas, seven-time All-Star, one of the ten greatest races on the South Side of Chicago and in Los Angeles, sixteen-time All-Star, three-time champion of the NBA, we continue to witness his range. one of the best to play the game for Chicago scholars a program that makes a real difference mentoring the next generation of leaders who are transforming their neighborhoods and our city, ladies and gentlemen, I'm also called ordinary Chicago because it's the most biggest in the world. everyone to see the best players in the world do their thing and they are all qualified for it are you ready for the best game in the world what are we going to enjoy the game are we going to hear it one more time for common and its 202 Oh ladies and gentlemen, right now we ask if you can rise and now here to perform Oh Canada please welcome Weyburn saskatchewan Eidos and revival recording artist: Neil arts bright hearts we see you the True North strong and free Oh Far and wide ok we stand guard for you oh we stand oh oh we stand guard now presenting the colors is the Chicago army recruiting battalion the flag guard here to perform the starry banner is a klingon singer songwriter and ten times Chicago Grammy winner Chaka Khan, oh tell me, can you see what we so proudly salute in the last glow of twilight whose broad dry streaks we find wool the walls we saw flowed an so gallantly night that i was faithful one more round of applause for Tennille our and team assistant coaches Yanis of the Toronto Raptors Adrian Griffin and Jim sands assistant coaches 14 LeBron of the Los Angeles Lakers Phil handy Lionel Hollow and Jason Ki dd referees for the 69th NBA All-Star Game in his 22nd season and making his second appearance in the eighth All-Star Game Crew Chief Mark Davis making his first All-Star appearance in his 16th season 42 referee Eric Lewis and also making his first all-star game appearance in his 20th season, 61 referee Courtney Kirk blue under an innovative new set of rules that will make every possession of Team Yanis and Team LeBron compete for win each of the first three quarters, the winner of each 12-minute quarter will be the team that scores the most points within that quarter and each quarter has a $100,000 value to the winning team's charity. to the next quarters prize pool, the winner of the 69th NBA All-Star Game will be the first team to reach either the final goal, the final goals, or the leading team's total score from the first three quarters plus 24 points in attributes for Kobe Bryant for example if team LeBron leads team be honest score 100 to 95 after first three quarters final target score is 124 for 100 plus 20 for fourth quarter we will start with clock off 10 each team's total score from the first three quarters on the main scoreboard the team that meets or exceeds the final target score wins the game and will earn an additional $200,000 for their selected charity ok Chicago time is up and now This is the deal we have to make all this sand high so we will do it respectively on our side I have the north side I'm going to go here on the east side Let's make a difference in the community ity tonight 24 best Basketball players around the world will write the next chapter of that story with an all-new format each quarter of the 69th NBA All-Star Game between Team LeBron and Team Yas will be most significant $100,000 is at stake in each of the first three quarters and $200,000 is on the line for the team that emerges victorious at the end, but the real winners will be the two local charities represented by the 2020 NBA stars here's a look at those two organizations after the school and chicken bucks tonight's crooks are wearing special commemorative jerseys team lebron is wearing number 24 sinister teimi is where a number 24 and just colin is wearing jinke brian all guitars january 26 tragedy