OT: HORSE at All-Star Weekend

[Minstrel]

NBA to change H-O-R-S-E game to G-E-I-C-O game

Wow. The NBA makes me embarrassed to be a basketball fan.

 

[alex42083]

lol. GEICO? Way to sell out NBA.

 

[PapaG]

Field selected for HORSE or GEICO or whatever they are calling it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/allstar2009/news/story?id=3896766

Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant and O.J. Mayo, a favorite for this season's award, highlight the field for a H-O-R-S-E competition during All-Star Saturday night.


Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson is the other competitor in TNT's special event, the network announced Tuesday. Johnson will play in the All-Star Game, while Durant and Mayo were selected for the rookie challenge.

The contest will take place outdoors at the NBA's All-Star Block Party on Saturday in Phoenix before TNT televises the All-Star Saturday night festivities.

If a player makes a shot in H-O-R-S-E, the next competitor must make the same shot or receive a letter. A player gets an 'H' for his first miss and is eliminated once he has all five letters of the word.

Players will have 24 seconds to execute their shots, and an NBA referee will rule if they're done properly. Dunking won't be allowed.


Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

 

[maxiep]

bring back the legends game!!!!!!!!!! it used to really suck but wouldnt it be great to see some of the greats from the 80s like mj, larry, clyde, magic, zeke, nique, chuck, wow! imagine the ratings that game would get. in the 70s they had a 1 on 1 tournament, i think petrie won it once. i always thought they should bring something like that back to all star weekend could you imagine kobe vs lebron. in the summer of 95 shaq and hakeem were supposed to have a 1 on 1 game. i think it was sponsored by pepsi and was going to be pay per view but for some reason it never happened. anyway the all star events have really sucked recently, the rookie game usually has better dunks than the dunk contest and the other stuff is pretty much forgetable. doesnt the wnba have its own all star game? why... never mind i know why.

I don't know if they still do it, but when I went to All Star Weekend in Denver a couple of years ago, they had a two-on-two with one "legend" and one current player from the same team. It wasn't televised, but it was pretty cool to see.