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In preparation for the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend that will be in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Feb. 12-14, we’re taking a look at some of the top All-Star moments involving the Mavericks and Dallas.
2003: Shawn MarionSite: Philips Arena, AtlantaLosing the battle. Winning the war.That’s what Shawn Marion remembers about his first All-Star appearance. That and the traffic and one heck of a long walk.Marion was a reserve on the Western Conference squad that year and the game afforded him the challenge of guarding Michael Jordan, who was playing in his final All-Star Game.How’d that go for you, Shawn?"It didn’t go bad," Marion said. "I guarded him some early and then I came out and they put me back in at the end of the game and I was stiff as a board. And then he hit the last shot over me on the baseline.""But Kobe came down and sent it into overtime and we won, so it was all good."Even in All-Star games, which tend to be more about showmanship than anything else, winning conquers all. Many thought the shot by Jordan would be another of his signature moments. But Kobe Bryant didn’t cooperate.What could not be conquered was the traffic in Atlanta, which was possibly the worst ever for an All-Star site — at least until the game went to Las Vegas a few years later."The traffic was horrible," Marion recalled about Atlanta. "The traffic was so bad that we had to walk three miles or so just to get to the players’ party. The limo we were in sat there in traffic for about an hour and never moved. So we walked — in dress shoes. And it was cold, too."Hey, for a good party, supreme sacrifices sometimes must be made.
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