PHOENIX -- NBA Commissioner David Stern wants the All-Star Game to return to both New Orleans and Los Angeles, but he declined to predict the years the cities will be awarded.
Los Angeles hosted the event in 2004 and league officials were impressed with how things turned out. "I think the game should come back to Los Angeles, I'm just not going to predict when,'' Stern said after his state of the league address Saturday at the US Airways Center.
"We also had a great time in New Orleans and it's a great venue and great event city. I know we got representatives here from New Orleans and they buttonhole me yesterday. We would like to go back and we're talking about it.''
Jay Cicero, president/CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, headed a group of three from the foundation that included Chairman Ron Gardner to express interest to league officials about hosting the 2014 All-Star Game at the New Orleans Arena.
"The NBA knows and understands we are very interested in having the game back,'' Cicero said Thursday after arriving in Phoenix. "It looks like the next possible date is 2011 for Los Angeles and 2012 for New Orleans. Hopefully, when the bid comes, the clubs can work to get it back. I know the Hornets are all in favor to get it back.''
The 2010 All-Star Game is set to be played at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, but the league has not yet named the cities that will host the 2011 and 2012 games.
"We're accepting applications, our bid specs are out,'' Stern said. "Next year, as you can recall it is in Dallas where (Mavericks owner) Mark Cuban has assured me there will be 100,000 people.''
I think we should pay more care to the city of NEW Orleans that has fully recovered from katrina, but why the F should we move the all-star game back to LA? those movies stars all own their private helicopters that can enable them to travel to everywhere conviniently, there is not need to care too much about those dudes with lost of zeros.
stern should hire better script writers....his rigging of the trade, finals series last year, and this years ASG mvp voting....
agreed, and then the championship should belong to spurs every other year.
If it was really up to Stern, L.A. would win every le and every All-Star game would be held in L.A.
I still dont get how Laker fans can deny they are the golden boys of the NBA and they get all the calls, beside Boston.
+99999999999
No, if it was up to Stern LA would win every other year, with Boston and New York filling in the gaps.
What has New Orleans done to deserve it? Or even a team of their own, for that matter?
They should have it in Vegas again. , they should have it in Vegas every year.
True. good thing its not up to him.
It's a good thing it's in Dallas next year!!!!
80,000 fans trying to watch one basketball game......
Oh I don't think I mentioned the 30,000 spaces for parking....
good luck everyone!
I wonder how much Cuban paid for that to happen with your shiity ass team.
phyzik, you are so awesome.
Best thing about global warming is the sinking of LA.
Jerry did it all actually.
Don't be bitter because you've realized the All Star Game will NEVER comeback to SA.
Last edited by mFFL03; 02-16-2009 at 03:23 AM.
It already has, you moron.
It already has, you moron.
Clearly an EDIT of my words!!!
Backpedaling fail.
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