Feb. 18, 2007
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TV AND RADIO
All-Star Game, 5 p.m. today, TNT (Channel 18); KBAD-AM (920)
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ENTERTAINMENT National anthem: Danny Gans Player introductions: Wayne Newton Halftime: Grammy Award-winning artists Christina Aguilera and Toni Braxton Also: Cirque du Soleil artists from "Ka"
BY THE NUMBERS
1
Number of times the NBA has awarded the All-Star Game to a non-NBA city (Las Vegas, 2007)
3
UNLV players that have appeared in the All-Star Game (Reggie Theus, Larry Johnson and Shawn Marion)
5
All-Star overtime games
8
Steals by Rick Barry in the 1975 All-Star Game, a record
18
All-Star appearances by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the most of any player
42
Points scored by Wilt Chamberlain in the 1962 All-Star Game, the most by a player in a single game
262
Career points scored by Michael Jordan in the All-Star Game, the most of any player
10,094
Attendance at inaugural All-Star Game in 1951
18,500
Capacity for basketball at Thomas & Mack Center
44,735
Largest crowd ever to watch the All-Star Game, 1989 at Houston Astrodome
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