The first event of All-Star Weekend 2012 is the Sprite Celebrity game, held at the Orange County Convention Center with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN as well as streaming live on ESPN3.com.
The list of celebrities that are participating in this game areNe-Yo (R&B/pop)
Common (Just Wright)
J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Vinny Guadagnino (Jersey Shore)
Kevin Hart (Laugh At My Pain)
Javier Colon (The Voice)
Drew and Jonathan Scott (Property Brothers)
Jesse Williams (Grey's Anatomy)
Mitch Richmond (six-time NBA All-Star)
Penny Hardaway (four-time NBA All-Star)
Nick Anderson (NBA legend)
Tamika Catchings (WNBA, Indiana Fever)
Doug Gottlieb (ESPN, The Doug Gottlieb Show)
The two teams that the celebrities will be playing for will be coached by Dwight Howard for the East and Kevin Durant for the West. This game could be entertaining or a bore depending on who you talk to but it should be worth a watch of at least a few moments at least.
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