Date: January 30th, 2002 Celebs slam-dunking their way to Philly
The list of celebrities who will be part of the NBA All-Star Jam Session - coming to the Convention Center Feb. 7 to 10 - is firming up.
At 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8, a game of six-on-six basketball will draw Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, Chris Kirkpatrick of 'N Sync, Christina Milian, P. Diddy, Redman, Method Man, Lil' Bow Wow and Donald Faison. (The game will be shown at 1 p.m. Feb. 9 on MTV.)
At 2:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Brian McKnight, Tom Cavanagh, Morris Chestnut, Gervase Peterson and Ethan Zohn will play in a basketball shoot-out. This will be followed by a celebrity slam-dunk contest including Jamie Foxx, Taye Diggs, Ashton Kutcher, Faison, Anthony Anderson, Ice Cube, Kenny Lofton, Danny Masterson and Matthew Lillard. Judges will be Don Cheadle, Frankie Muniz, Carson Daly, Michael Imperioli, Hilary Duff and Beverley Mitchell. The scheduled host is Chi McBride.
At 2 p.m. Feb. 10, celebs will play "Half-Court Hustle," a game of technique. Among those scheduled to play are Muniz, Lil' Bow Wow, Diggs, Carter, Faison, Ice Cube, Cavanagh, Sam Jones 3d, Tyson Beckford, Kutcher, Leon, Lillard and Gabrielle Union.
From: The Philadelphia Inquirer