Where Michael Rapaport Wins MVP Happens....The 2010 NBA All Star Celebrity Game Recap

Although the NBA All Star game begins on Sunday, that doesn't mean we are completely lack of competitive basketball before that point.

The 2010 NBA All Star Celebrity Game brought out the funny as a cast of celebrities, former NBA players, and Harlem Globetrotters played something similar to the game of basketball.

Here's are some notes of the affair:

-> Terrell Owens had a chance to win his third MVP for playing in a celebrity game but he came up short
-> Nancy Liebermann actually can play some hoops still, scored the first basket of the game
-> Such major stars as TV's Dr Oz, PGA pro Anthony Kim, and Rapper Pitbull suited up to essentially have little impact on this game
-> Terrence J, host of 106 & Park, got his Steve Smith on and sorta reminded me of that annoying guy who plays to hard in a intramural or YMCA affair
-> Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban played in the game and Shaq/ESPN's Stuart Scott would have given $10,000 to a charity of his choice, if he hit a three. He didn't.
-> ESPN tried to have NBA players attempt to lasso a mechanical calf, Lakers star Pau Gasol came the closest
-> Statisically, it was another ugly affair, the West shot below 20% in the first half and the East had 20 turnovers at the break
-> The head referee for the game was ESPN play by play guy Mike Breen, he decided to let rough-play continue through most of the affair to dismay of West coach Magic Johnson, who said numerous times for Breen to get back in the booth
-> Celebrities who played well in the affair: Rapper Common showed off some solid moves (ironically, his next feature film will have him star as an NBA player) and Chris Tucker blocked Mark Cuban
-> Ironically both Common and Chris Tucker were delayed in getting to the game due to the bad weather in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area
-> Biggest Fashion Statement: Angel McCoughtry of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream sported some nice pink sneakers
-> By the way, WNBA's Becky Hammon played in the affair, Love me some Becky Hammon
-> NBA Legends who played in the game included Rick Fox, Robert Horry, and Chris Mullin. Rick Fox still looks like he could play in the NBA today.
-> Biggest Surprise: Actor Joel Moore of "Avatar" and "DodgeBall" fame actually played well in the second half and had a shot to tie the affair up in the final minute (If you can dodge a wrench, you can hit a jumper)
-> The Globetrotters were out in full force as Special K delivered an MVP performance except that he wasn't eligible to win the award
-> The actual MVP went to Michael Rapoport (first celebrity to win the award since the immortal Tony Potts in 2007) who decided to shut-down Terrell Owens and limited TO to only two points in the second half, here is his MVP speech



That's essentially the end of it as the West won 41-37, Oh Wait....I forgot about Jon Barry.

Last year, ESPN's Jon Barry got duped by Special K of the Harlem Globetrotters when he threw a bucket of confetti at him.



This year, they went for the water