For The First Time NBA To Hold Slam Dunk-In To Determine Participant In Sprite Slam Dunk Contest
The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk-In will air live on TNT, which will televise the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam (9 p.m. ET) from American Airlines Center in Dallas.
TNT will announce the participants in the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk-In on-air during NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com on Thurs., Jan 14, at 8 p.m. ET.
TNT’s coverage of All-Star Weekend will continue Saturday from American Airlines Center in Dallas with All-Star Saturday Night (8 p.m. ET), including the Sprite Slam Dunk, and will conclude Sunday from Cowboys Stadium with the 59th NBA All-Star Game (8 p.m. ET).
The participants will have two dunks each, with a two-minute time limit to complete each dunk.
Fans will determine the winner of the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk-In by voting via SMS Text message or on NBA.com during the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam. Voting polls will open at the beginning of the event and close two minutes after the final dunk. The player with a higher percentage of overall votes will advance to participate in the Sprite Slam Dunk contest on All-Star Saturday Night. The other three contestants in the Sprite Slam Dunk will be announced on Monday, Jan. 18.
The Sprite Slam Dunk and T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam are part of NBA All-Star 2010, which also includes the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout; Taco Bell Skills Challenge; Haier Shooting Stars; NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas; and the 59th NBA All-Star Game.
NBA 개요
1946년에 설립된 NBA(National Basketball Association)는 미국과 캐나다의 30개 팀으로 구성되어 있다. 현재 NBA에는 미국 선수들 외에도 31개국에서 온 76명의 외국인 선수들이 활약하고 있으며 이를 바탕으로 2007-2008 시즌 동안 215개국에서 41개의 다른 언어로 중계될 예정이다. 또한 미국 내에서는 지난 시즌 동안 ABC, TNT, ESPN 그리고 ESPN2 등을 통해 142 경기가 중계되었으며, 이 수치는 지난 4시즌 동안 계속해서 증가하고 있다.
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연락처
Kam Hung IP
Senior Manager, International Communications, NBA Asia
phone: 852-2843 9628
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2011년 4월 28일 13:54