San Antonio was host to the 1996 NBA All-Star Sport, which commemorated the fiftieth season of the NBA. Because the San Antonio Spurs have been housed within the Alamodome, there have been over 36,000 followers in attendance.
Bulls’ Phil Jackson served as head coach for the Jap Convention and SuperSonics’ coach George Karl countered for the West.
Grant Hill led the all-star voting with 1,358,004 votes adopted by Michael Jordan with 1,341,422 votes. The Jap convention starters have been Penny Hardaway, Scottie Pippen and Shaquille O’Neal with Patrick Ewing, Reggie Miller, Vin Baker, Terrell Brandon, Juwan Howard, Alonzo Mourning, and Glen Rice as reserves.
The Western Convention starters have been Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Jason Kidd, Shawn Kemp, and Hakeem Olajuwon with Gary Payton, Karl Malone, Dikembe Mutombo, Mitch Richmond, John Stockton, and Spurs David Robinson and Sean Elliott as reserves.
Having a hometown crowd lent itself to the reception of David Robinson and Sean Elliott.
The opening ceremonies have been San Antonio centric as Lackland Air Pressure Base Honor offered the colours and San Antonio native Emilio Navaira sang the nationwide anthem with the Incarnate Phrase School Choir.
Shania Twain, contemporary off being named American Music Award’s Finest New Nation Artist, sang the Canadian Nationwide Anthem.
Benefit from the full sport:
The East received 129-118 and Michael Jordan took the MVP honors.
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