Vintage 2009 NBA All Star Game Official Ballot Phoenix Kobe Bryant Shaq MVP LBJ

Description: Vintage 2009 NBA All Star Game Official Ballot - Cleveland Edition T-Mobile All Star Ballot - Region/Arena Specific - Cleveland / Quicken Loans Arena NBA National Basketball Association Fully Intact Ballot Measurements (folded)(approximate): Height 7.5" x Width 4" Near mint to mint condition. Please see pictures for details. Ask questions in advance of bid/purchase. Thanks for shopping Blue Streak Collectibles! The 2009 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 15, 2009, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2008–09 season. It was the 58th edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the Phoenix Suns. The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 146–119. The West's Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were named joint winners of the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award.[1] This was the third time that Phoenix had hosted the All-Star Game; the city had previously hosted the event in 1975 and 1995. Phoenix was awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on November 8, 2007.[2] The other reported contenders for the 2009 contest were Air Canada Centre at Toronto, Madison Square Garden at New York City, Oracle Arena at Oakland and Bradley Center at Milwaukee.[3] The All-Star Weekend began on Friday, February 13, 2009 with the Celebrity Game and the Rookie Challenge, a game between the league's best rookies and second-year players. On Saturday, the event continued with the All-Star Saturday Night, which featured the Shooting Stars Competition, Skills Challenge, Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest.[2] The H–O–R–S–E Competition was first introduced and was played before the All-Star Saturday Night. The third D-League All-Star Game and the second D-League Dream Factory Friday Night, the latter of which was modeled after the NBA All-Star Saturday Night, also took place during the All-Star Weekend. The D-League Dream Factory Friday Night was held on Friday and the D-League All-Star Game was held on Saturday.[4][5] In the Rookie Challenge, the Sophomores defeated the Rookies, with Sophomores' Kevin Durant named as the game MVP. In the All-Star Saturday Night events, Nate Robinson won his second Slam Dunk Contest while Daequan Cook and Derrick Rose won the Three-Point Shootout and Skills Challenge respectively. Team Detroit won their second Shootings Stars Competition, beating the home team, Team Phoenix in the final round. Kevin Durant also took home another trophy by winning the inaugural H–O–R–S–E Competition. The coaches for the All-Star game are the head coaches who currently lead the teams with the best winning percentage in their conference through the Sunday two weeks before the All-Star game. The head coaches from the previous year, Doc Rivers and Byron Scott were not eligible for selection.[7] The coach for the Western Conference team was Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson. This was the fourth time Jackson was selected to be an All-Star coach, after previously selected in 1992, 1996 and 2000.[7] The Lakers entered the All-Star break with 42–10 record, the best winning percentage in the Western Conference and in the league. The coach for the Eastern Conference team was Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown. This was the first time Brown was selected to be an All-Star coach. He became only the second Cavaliers coach to lead an All-Star team, after Lenny Wilkens in 1989.[8] The Cavaliers entered the All-Star break with 40–11 record, the second best winning percentage in the Eastern Conference, behind Doc Rivers' Boston Celtics. The rosters for the All-Star Game is chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot. Two guards, two forwards and one center who receive the highest vote were named the All-Star starters.[9] The reserves were chosen by votes among the NBA head coaches in their respective conferences. The coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. The reserves consists of two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of position. If a player is unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner will select a replacement.[10] Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic topped the All-Star Ballots with 3,150,181 votes, which earned him a starting position in the Eastern Conference team. He became the first player to get more than 3 million votes from the fans. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Garnett and Allen Iverson completed the Eastern Conference starting position.[9] The Eastern Conference reserves includes 4 first-time selections, Danny Granger, Devin Harris, Jameer Nelson and Mo Williams, who was named as a replacement for the injured Chris Bosh.[10][11] Jameer Nelson was unable to participate due to injury and Ray Allen was named to replace him.[12] Both Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic were represented by three players on the roster. The Western Conference leading vote-getter was Kobe Bryant with 2,805,397 votes. Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, Amar'e Stoudemire and Chris Paul completed the Western Conference starting position.[9] The Western Conference roster includes five international players in Yao Ming (China), Tim Duncan (U.S. Virgin Islands), Pau Gasol (Spain), Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) and Tony Parker (France). Shaquille O'Neal returned to the All-Star game after one-year absence with his 15th selection, the second most selections in NBA history, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 19 All-Star selections. This also marked the first time O'Neal and Bryant were in the same team since their much publicized feud. Bryant and O'Neal also reunited with coach Phil Jackson. The three of them won three successive NBA championship together with the Los Angeles Lakers in early 2000s.[13] Four teams, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Hornets, and San Antonio Spurs, had two representations at the All-Star Game with Bryant/Gasol, Stoudemire/O'Neal, Paul/West, and Duncan/Parker. Roster Eastern Conference All-Stars[14] Pos.PlayerTeam# of selectionsTotal votes Starters[9] GAllen IversonDetroit Pistons10th1,804,649GDwyane WadeMiami Heat5th2,741,413FLeBron JamesCleveland Cavaliers5th2,940,823FKevin GarnettBoston Celtics12th2,066,833CDwight HowardOrlando Magic3rd3,150,181 Reserves[10] GRay Allen1Boston Celtics9th—GDevin HarrisNew Jersey Nets1st—GJoe JohnsonAtlanta Hawks3rd—GJameer NelsonINJOrlando Magic1st—GMo Williams2Cleveland Cavaliers1st—FDanny GrangerIndiana Pacers1st—FRashard LewisOrlando Magic2nd—FPaul PierceBoston Celtics7th—F/C3Chris BoshINJToronto Raptors4th— Head coach: Mike Brown (Cleveland Cavaliers) Western Conference All-Stars[14] Pos.PlayerTeam# of selectionsTotal votes Starters[9] GChris PaulNew Orleans Hornets2nd2,134,798GKobe BryantLos Angeles Lakers11th2,805,397FAmar'e StoudemirePhoenix Suns4th1,460,429FTim DuncanSan Antonio Spurs11th2,578,168CYao MingHouston Rockets7th2,532,958 Reserves[10] GChauncey BillupsDenver Nuggets4th—GTony ParkerSan Antonio Spurs3rd—GBrandon RoyPortland Trail Blazers2nd—FPau GasolLos Angeles Lakers2nd—FDirk NowitzkiDallas Mavericks8th—FDavid WestNew Orleans Hornets2nd—CShaquille O'NealPhoenix Suns15th— Head coach: Phil Jackson (Los Angeles Lakers) ^INJ Jameer Nelson and Chris Bosh were unable to participate due to injury.[11][12]^1 Ray Allen was named as a replacement for Jameer Nelson.[12]^2 Mo Williams was named as a replacement for Chris Bosh.[11]^3 Although the NBA listed Chris Bosh as a forward in the All-Star ballot,[9] he was selected as a reserve center by the head coaches.[10] Game TNT February 15 8:30 p.m. MT Recap Boxscore Eastern Conference All-Stars 119, Western Conference All-Stars 146 Scoring by quarter: 27–34, 40–38, 24–38, 28–36 Pts: LeBron James 20 Rebs: Dwight Howard 9 Asts: Dwyane Wade 5Pts: Kobe Bryant 27 Rebs: Pau Gasol 8 Asts: Chris Paul 14 US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 16,382 Referees: #25 Tony Brothers#44 Ron Olesiak#18 Mark Wunderlich Phoenix Suns' Shaquille O'Neal marked his return to the NBA All-Star Game after one-year absence with an unusual entry to the game. O'Neal, the last reserve called during the player introduction, came out with a white mask and began dancing with the dance group JabbaWockeeZ before finally opening his mask and joining the rest of the players on the court. O'Neal and previous year's regular season MVP Kobe Bryant led the West to a 146–119 victory and were named co-MVPs. This was the third All-Star Game MVP award for both players.[1] The East led 20–10 early in the game before West coach, Phil Jackson decided to send O'Neal to the court. With O'Neal and Bryant on the court for the first time since 2004 NBA Finals, the West embarked on a 19–0 run to take the lead. The West continued to extend the lead in the second half and finally won the game by 27 points. Bryant finished with 27 points while Chris Paul added a game high 14 assists. Previous year's All-Star Game MVP LeBron James led the East with 20 points, but was unable to prevent the loss.[15][16] Guest performances Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter John Legend and 17-time Latin Grammy winner Juanes performed during the halftime. Both singers collaborated in the extended version of Legend's song "If You're Out There", a song about hope and inspiration. The extended version includes Spanish lyrics which was sung by Juanes.[17] A special taped message from the United States President, Barack Obama, also aired during the halftime. In the message, President Obama encouraged people to do more public service for the community.[18] A ring ceremony to honor the gold medalists at the 2008 Olympics was also held during the halftime. Six members of USA men's national basketball team, Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade, and two members of USA women's national basketball team, Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson were awarded with their ring at the ceremony.[19] The national anthem of both the United States and Canada were sung before the game. Arizona native and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks sang U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". The Canadian national anthem, "O Canada" were sung by Tamia, Canadian singer who is also the wife of Phoenix Suns player Grant Hill.[19] The pre-game introduction included a dance performance by the America's Best Dance Crew winner, the Jabbawockeez. Grammy-nominated singer Chris Brown was originally scheduled to appear during the pre-game introductions. He, however, withdrew from the performance due to an ongoing domestic violence case against him.[20] Other musical guests during the All-Star Weekend were singers Corbin Bleu and Kevin Rudolf. Bleu performed "Moments That Matter" at the halftime of the Rookie Challenge on Friday while Rudolf performed "Let It Rock" during the NBA All-Star Saturday Night. 2009 NBA All-Star Game 1234Total East27402428119West34383836146 DateFebruary 15, 2009 ArenaUS Airways Center CityPhoenix MVPKobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal(Co-MVPs) National anthemTamia (CAN) Jordin Sparks (USA) Halftime showJohn Legend, Juanes Attendance16,382 NetworkTNT and TSN AnnouncersMarv Albert, Doug Collins and Reggie Miller (All-Star Game) Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Mike Fratello and Kenny Smith (All-Star Saturday Night) Kevin Harlan, Kenny Smith and LeBron James (Rookie Challenge) Please note that Blue Streak Collectibles does not offer combined handling/shipping discounts for multiple items. 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