2005 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
The 2005 McDonald's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game sponsored by Sprite was played on Friday, February 18, 2005 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
Rapper Nelly, pop rock singer Ryan Cabrera, rapper/actor Ice Cube, actor Danny Masterson, and actor Donald Faison joined WNBA players Lisa Leslie, Diana Taurasi, Becky Hammon and Nykesha Sales.
After playing the first half with Team Nuggets, Entertainment Tonight correspondent Kevin Frazier played the second half with Team Denver. R&B Singer Brian McKnight scored the game winning basket as he threw in an off-balance shot that sailed in while getting the foul call with 9.9 seconds in the fourth quarter, and he was named the MVP of the game.
| February 18, 2005 | Recap | Team Nuggets 55, Team Denver 54 | Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado | |||
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