ARTICLE XXI:
NBA ALL-STAR GAME
INDEX
Section 1. Participation
Section 2. Awards
Section 3. Player Guests
Section 4. Players Not Participating
in All-Star Activities
Section 5. All-Star Skills Competitions
Section
1. Participation.
(a) Any player selected (by any method designated by
the NBA) to play in an All-Star Game shall be required
to:
(i) attend and participate in such Game;
(ii) attend and participate in one (1) All-Star Skills
Competition (but not including the Slam Dunk Competition)
that is conducted during the All-Star Weekend on which
such Game is held; and
(iii) attend and participate in every other event
conducted in association with such All-Star Weekend,
including, but not limited to, a reasonable number
of media sessions, television appearances, and promotional
appearances.
(b) Any player selected (by any method designated by
the NBA) to play in a Rookie-Sophomore Game shall be
required to:
(i) attend and participate in such Game;
(ii) attend and participate in any All-Star Skills
Competition designated by the NBA that is conducted
during the All-Star Weekend on which such Game is
held; and
(iii) attend and participate in every other event
conducted in association with such All-Star Weekend,
including, but not limited to, a reasonable number
of media sessions, television appearances, and promotional
appearances.
(c) Any player who, at the request of the NBA, voluntarily
agrees to participate in an All-Star Skills Competition
shall be required to attend and participate in such
Skills Competition.
(d) Nothing in this Article XXI shall preclude a player
who is an officer or a representative of the Players
Association from attending the Players Association’s
annual meeting during All-Star Weekend or preclude any
player from attending the Players Association’s
All-Star party.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section
1(a), (b) or (c) above, a player will not be required
to participate in a particular All-Star Game, Rookie-Sophomore
Game, or All-Star Skills Competition if he has been
excused from participation in the particular event by
the Commissioner because (i) he has an injury or illness
that renders him physically unable to participate in
such Game or Skills Competition, or (ii) for such other
reason as the Commissioner may determine in his sole
discretion. If the player asserts that he should be
excused from participation in a particular All-Star
game or event under Section 1(e)(i) above, the Commissioner
shall be authorized to require the player to submit
to a medical examination to be performed by a physician
designated by the NBA, and the determination of whether
the player has satisfied Section 1(e)(i) shall be made
by such physician in his sole discretion. In the event
that a player is excused from participation in an All-Star
game or event under Section 1(e)(i) above, he shall
thereafter remain on his Team’s Inactive List
until he is cleared to return to the Active List by
the NBA.
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Section 2. Awards.
(a) For their participation in an All-Star Game, players
on the winning team shall each receive $35,000 and players
on the losing team shall each receive $15,000.
(b) For their participation in a Rookie-Sophomore Game,
players on the winning team shall each receive $15,000
and players on the losing team shall each receive $5,000.
(c) For their participation in an All-Star Skills Competition,
players shall receive the following amounts:
| Slam Dunk |
Three-Point Shootout |
| 1st Place: $35,000 |
1st Place: $35,000 |
| 2nd Place: $22,500 |
2nd Place: $22,500 |
| 3rd Place: $16,125 |
3rd Place: $15,000 |
| 4th Place: $16,125 |
4th Place: $4,500 |
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5th Place: $4,500 |
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6th Place: $4,500 |
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| Skills |
Shooting Stars |
| 1st Place: $35,000 |
Winning Team: $45,000 |
| 2nd Place: $22,500 |
2nd Place Team: $33,750 |
| 3rd Place: $9,000 |
3rd Place Team: $16,875 |
| 4th Place: $9,000 |
4th Place Team: $16,875 |
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Section 3. Player
Guests.
Each player who participates in the All-Star Game, Rookie-Sophomore
Game, or any All-Star Skills Competition may invite
two (2) guests, who shall be reimbursed for the cost
of round-trip first-class air transportation between
the home city of the Team by which such player is employed
and the site of the All-Star Game, Rookie-Sophomore
Game or All-Star Skills Competition.
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Section 4. Players
Not Participating in All-Star Activities.
Players who do not attend or participate in the All-Star
Game, Rookie-Sophomore Game, or an All-Star Skills Competition
shall have three (3) days off during the All-Star Weekend
break.
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Section 5. All-Star
Skills Competitions.
The All-Star Skills Competitions that take place during
any All-Star Weekend shall be selected by the NBA; provided,
however, that before adding any new event to the All-Star
Skills Competitions that take place during any All-Star
Weekend (i.e., an event different from any conducted
by the NBA during any All-Star Weekend held prior to
the 2005-06 Season), the NBA shall obtain the consent
of the Players Association, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
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