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Wondering with Sen. McCain and Spike were talking about at halftime. Truly a contrast in many ways.

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Shaq is still an icon - and the crowd goes wild. amazing.

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wow. big boos for Pierce. Not much love for Parker or Gasol either. But the crowd goes off the charts for the starters

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energy in arena is already off the charts.

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Players in East locker room autographing shoes before the game. #AS09

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Muhammad Ali arrives, greets East and West teams, very cool moment.

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Legends gather for brunch. Check out our clips of Mark Eaton, Magic Johnson, Dr. J, Tom Chambers, Rick Barry and Clyde Drexler.

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Perennial NBA fan James Goldstein was also on the scene. It wouldn't be the same without him.

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Cool to see Spike make the show as always. He's starting to look more distinguished and less feisty these days. Sorta like wine, I guess.

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Encouraging moment earlier: Howard kicking the press out of the practice court. Pretty funny. Disappointing moment later: on court.

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Celebrity sightings: Scottie Pippen with his kid, The Reverend Jessie Jackson, Joe Torre, the great Lenny Wilkins. Good scene.

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Man, what a show. Great battle between Robinson and Howard. Nate was on top of the world afterwards. Got him jumping over his trophy.

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RT @NBA LeBron says he's "in" for the 2010 Slam Dunk Contest.

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Mike Rapaport picks Dwight Howard as the winner of the slam-dunk contest. Everyone seems to be picking either him or Nate Robinson.

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RT @PhoenixSuns Phoenix Sun Courtney Sims was just named co-MVP of the D-League All-Star Game. #AS09

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RT @chrisbosh Just got done with the practice. One more interview and I'm done for the day!

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RT @NBA Pres. Obama taped a message that will air during the NBA All-Star Game halftime.. hear it's a call to serve our communities

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RT @THE_REAL_SHAQ David stern said i dnt mind sounding trite, what does that word mean, any scholars out there

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Allen Iverson buzzed his hair! Spectacular. Will anyone recognize him anymore?

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Correction: Ray Allen predicts Jason Kapono to win third straight 3-point shootout tonight.