PORTLAND, Ore. (January 16, 2013) – adidas, the official on-court apparel provider for the National Basketball Association (NBA), today unveiled the uniforms and apparel for the 62^nd NBA All-Star Game on February 17, 2013 at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX .

Designed by adidas, the uniforms take inspiration from Houston’s rich aeronautical history and the speed of the jet planes that dot its skies.  The uniforms’ eye-catching impact camo pattern evokes the world’s fastest fleet of aircraft with the classic silhouette of a basketball net.

“The NBA All-Star Game is an exciting time to unite adidas’ line of performance and style products to celebrate the court-to-street style that runs through basketball culture around the world,” said Lawrence Norman, adidas Vice President, Global Basketball.  “2013 marks adidas’ sixth season designing NBA All-Star uniforms and every year we look forward to introducing performance innovations that help the best basketball players in the world lift off and take their games to the next level in front of a global audience.”

The adidas 2013 NBA All-Star uniforms feature specially-engineered mesh to provide maximum mobility and breathability.  The West (red) and East (royal blue) uniforms also feature the adidas iconic three-stripe design flanking the side of both the jersey and shorts.  The uniform lettering and numbers are inspired by the stenciled style on jet planes.                

Players will take to the court in black-and-white aviator-style NBA All-Star warm-ups featuring metal zippers made with a similar anodized finish used on airplanes.  Each player’s jacket will be customized to represent individual career accomplishments such as NBA All-Star Game appearances and All-Star MVP awards, NBA titles, in addition to regular season awards and Scoring Championships

Replica 2013 NBA All-Star jerseys will be available at NBAStore.com with a full range of NBA All-Star apparel from adidas including men’s and women’s T-shirts, track jackets and headwear.

photo credit: adidas

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Here are the rosters for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game that will be held on February 26th at the Amway Center. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on TNT.

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*Injured will not play

Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets is out for the season and will not play. He’s been replaced on the Western Conference roster by Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

All-NBA First Team:

• *LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers
• *Dwight Howard – Orlando Magic
• Kobe Bryant – Los Angeles Lakers
• Kevin Durant – Oklahoma City Thunder
• Dwyane Wade – Miami Heat

All-NBA Second Team:

• Steve Nash – Phoenix Suns
• Deron Williams – Utah Jazz
• Carmelo Anthony – Denver Nuggets
• Dirk Nowitzki – Dallas Mavericks
• Amar’e Stoudemire – Phoenix Suns

All-NBA Third Team:

• Joe Johnson – Atlanta Hawks
• Brandon Roy – Portland Trail Blazers
• Tim Duncan – San Antonio Spurs
• Pau Gasol – Los Angeles Lakers
• Andrew Bogut –  Milwaukee Bucks

*unanimous selection

*Injured will not play

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is injured and will not play. He’s been replaced by Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy is injured and will not play. He’s been replaced by Chris Kaman of the Los Angeles Clippers.

New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul is injured and will not play. He’s been replaced by Chauncey Billups of the Denver Nuggets.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson will not play in the game. He’s been replaced by David Lee of the New York Knicks.

Here are the starters for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game that will be held on Sunday, February 14th at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX.

Western Conference starters

G – Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
G – Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
C – Amar’e Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns)
F – Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets)
F – Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)

Eastern Conference starters

G – Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat)
G – Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers)
C – Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
F – LeBron James (Cleveland Cavs)
F – Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics)

G-E-I-C-O: The NBA has chosen it’s 3 players for the H-O-R-S-E G-E-I-C-O competition during this weekend’s All-Star festivities in Phoenix. They are Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder and O.J. Mayo of the Memphis Grizzlies. [ESPN.com]

*Injury replacements:

Jameer Nelson of the Orlando Magic has been replaced by Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics.

Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors has been replaced by Mo Williams of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

No Celtics or former UConn Huskies: Since there are no Boston Celtics or former UConn Huskies basketball players playing in the All-Star Weekend T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, we’ll just link you over to the rosters.[NBA.com]

The 2009 NBA All-Star starters have been announced and Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics has been voted in as a starter for the Eastern Conference. The NBA  All-Star Game will take place on February 15th in Phoenix, AZ.

Eastern Conference:

• G Dwayne Wade, Miami Heat
• G Allen Iverson, Detroit Pistons
• F Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
• F LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
• C Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics

Western Conference:

• G Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets
• G Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
• F Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
• F Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix Suns
• C Yao Ming, Houston Rockets

Dwight Howard led all voters with a record 3,150,181 votes. The 7 reserves for each side will be voted on by the coaches and be announced on TNT next Thursday, January 29th.