2011 NBA All-Star Game Mini-Movie

If the NBA All-Star Game this weekend wasn’t enough excitement for you, then we’re certain that this mini-movie of the event will be. The video follows both teams as they arrive in Los Angeles to prepare for the game amidst a media fury of red carpets and photographers. After a locker room pep talk from their coaches, Team East and Team West head out to face off on the court and the rest is history.

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New Jersey Nets stike a deal for Deron Williams

In a huge response to being shut out of the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes, the New Jersey Nets and their owner Mikhail Prokhorov turned around Wednesday and acquired one of the NBA’s top point guards, forging a deal with the Utah Jazz that sends All-Star Deron Williams to New Jersey for rookie forward Derrick Favors and point guard Devin Harris. The Jazz also receive two Draft picks from New Jersey.