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In the All-Star Game a triple double has been only obtained twice by MIchael Jordan and LeBron James. Michael Jordan got this stat in 1997 with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. LeBron James got his triple double during the 2011 with a stat line of 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. Oddly enough both weren’t named MVP even though they obtained this feat.

http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/02/a-history-of-michael-jordans-best-all-star-moments/the-first-triple-double-in-all-star-history

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap/_/id/310220032/gameId/310220032/eastern-conf-all-stars-vs-western-conf-all-stars

The NBA All-Star game attendance isn’t too amazing upset for 2010 which the number in attendance was 108,713 people that attended that game which was held in Cowboys Stadium in Houston, Texas. This stadium is the current stadium of the Dallas Cowboys. Which explains the huge amount of attendees. Also during this game it would shatter the record for most people to attend a game which was previously held the at Ford Field in Dec. 13, 2003 that held 78,129 attendees that watched the Michigan State vs. Duke game. The total number of attendees from 1951-2014 is 1,225,314, and on average it’s 19,449.

http://www.nba-allstar.com/allstargame/attendance.htm

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=4886685

There are two conferences that participate that make up the whole league which are the East and West. Each conference consists of 15 teams. The East consisting of the Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, and New York Knicks. The West consisting of the Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

http://espn.go.com/nba/standings

Since having 15 teams in each conference and only 12 spots it’s obvious that every team won’t have an All-Star, but it’s also possible to have as many as four All-Stars from one team. Which have happened 7 times dating back to 1962 Boston Celtics and most recently the 2015 Atlanta Hawks. From those 7 teams the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers had 3 out of the 4 players starting which were Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Maurice Cheeks and Andrew Toney as a reserve.

http://www.nba-allstar.com/players/lists/most-players-same-team.htm

Each conference has a main color that they wear which is East is Blue and West is Red. Today as I am writing this is the 64th annual All-Star game which is being co-hosted by New York and Brooklyn, but today’s event will be held in New York at The Madison Square Garden. 2015 it is the first time in NBA All-Star history where the All-Star festivities were co-hosted.

The East leads the series 37-26, but also they had the American Basketball Association (ABA) which had an All-Star game for 9 years from 1968-1976. The East was winning this series too by 5-3 and on the ninth year they did All-Stars vs. Denver. This was the first and last year they did this they put the best team in the league against ABA’s best making them the All-Stars.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_ABA_All-Star_Game

After every game there has to be an MVP, but sometimes there are two performances that stand out the most making those two people co-MVP’s. After the 64 games this has only been done three times first in 1959 with Elgin Baylor and Bob Pettit, then 1993 with Karl Malone and John Stockton, and finally 2009 with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. Oddly enough these three occurrences happened all in Western Conferences wins.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/

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