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Hawks BasketBlog
Vegas Baby...Vegas!
Posted by:
Micah Hart on
February 15, 2007 at
11:44PM AFT
We here at the Hawks website could not be happier for Joe Johnson, who, as you may have heard, has been vindicated and added to the Eastern Conference All-Star team (I think we may have mentioned it in passing at some point in the last day or so). Joe was a deserving choice, as all Hawks fans know. But, in the interest of full disclosure, I had selfish reasons for wanting Joe to make it to Vegas as well.
Just like that, the trip to Vegas was shot. But, a faint ray of hope began to shine this week when Jason Kidd's back started acting up (I swear I had nothing to do with it), and wouldn't you know it, just like that, the trip was back on. So, amazingly, just when all hope seemed lost (and all reservations had been cancelled), suddenly all systems are go, and I am proud to announce that the Hawks BasketBlog will be in the house to witness what really should be one of the most unique sporting events (and scenes) the world has ever seen: NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas. There is no turning back now, sports - you were destined one day to take up residency in the Nevada desert, and here is the first real chance to see what it might be like (sorry, XFL). As it stands now, due to the last-minutedness (a word?) of the trip, I am not getting into Vegas until tomorrow evening, so I will most likely miss the Friday night festivities. But, from there on out, I will be blogging daily about the sights and sounds of the weekend, including interviews with players and A-List celebrities (A-List defined in this case as "those who are willing to talk to me"). In addition, I will be live-blogging the All-Star game Sunday night from press row, which I am very much excited about. Plus, I will have my camera with me, and I promise to post a ton of photos of my experience (at least in the places where cameras are allowed). It promises to be a great time - if you have any recommendations of things to do, or have questions you'd like me to ask, let me know in the comments. Vegas baby...Vegas!
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For awhile now, we on the website have been planning on making the trek cross-country to the City of Sin in the event that Hawks employees were asked to participate. Well, that didn't work out exactly as we'd hoped. First Shelden and Marvin got overlooked for the rookie-sophomore game, then no one was asked to participate in any of the skills competitions (I think you'll see Joe in the 3-pt shootout one of these years), and of course, JJ was overlooked when the original teams were announced.