All-Star Game NBA 2009 - Phoenix

Parte stanotte a Phoenix l'All Star Weekend, con il Rookie's Challenge, il confronto tra Rookie e Sophomore, che vedrà schierate le seguenti formazioni:

ROOKIE
Michael Beasley (Miami Heat)
Rudy Fernandez (Portland Trail Blazers)
Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies)
Eric Gordon (Los Angeles Clippers)
Brook Lopez (New Jersey Nets)
O.J. Mayo (Memphis Grizzlies)
Greg Oden (Portland Trail Blazers)
Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls)
Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)

SOPHOMORE
Aaron Brooks (Houston Rockets)
Wilson Chandler (New York Knicks)
Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Jeff Green (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks)
Luis Scola (Houston Rockets)
Al Thornton (Los Angeles Clippers)
Rodney Stuckey (Detroit Pistons)
Thaddeus Young (Philadelphia 76ers)

Domani sarà il turno delle gare di specialità, tra cui spiccano tradizionalmente la gara del tiro da 3 punti, a cui parteciperanno:

Mike Bibby (Atlanta Hawks)
Daequan Cook (Miami Heat)
Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers)
Jason Kapono (Toronto Raptors)
Rashard Lewis (Orlando Magic)
Roger Mason (San Antonio Spurs)

e sarà poi la volta della gara delle schiacciate a cui parteciperanno:

Nate Robinson (New York Knicks)
Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
Rudy Fernandez (Portland Trail Blazers)
J.R. Smith (Denver Nuggets)

L'All Star Game vero e proprio si disputerà Domenica notte, i roster completi sono:

EASTERN ALL-STARS
Allen Iverson (Detroit Pistons)
Dwayne Wade (Miami Heat)
LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics)
Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks)
Ray Allen (Boston Celtics)
Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers)
Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
Mo Williams (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Devin Harris (New Jersey Nets)
Rashard Lewis (Orlando Magic)
Coach: Mike Brown (Cleveland Cavaliers)

WESTERN ALL-STARS
Cris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
Amare Stoudamire (Phoenix Suns)
Yao Ming (Houston Rockets)
Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
Shaquille O'Neal (Phoenix Suns)
Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers)
Chauncey Billups (Denver Nuggets)
Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers)
David West (New Orleans Hornets)
Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
Coach: Phil Jackson (Los Angeles Lakers)