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3. .... -Eastern Conference Starters Highlighted. -Western Conference Starters Highlighted.

4. EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS Head Coach: Isiah Thomas (Indiana) PlayerTeamPos.Ht.Wt.All-Star *Vince CarterTorontoF6-62254Vince Carter Zydrunas IlgauskasClevelandC7-32601 *Allen IversonPhiladelphiaG6-01654Allen Iverson Michael JordanWashingtonG6-621814 Jason KiddNew JerseyG6-42126 Jamal MashburnNew OrleansF6-82471 *Tracy McGradyOrlandoG/F6-82103Tracy McGrady Brad MillerIndianaC7-02611 *Jermaine O'NealIndianaC/F6-112422Jermaine O'Neal Paul PierceBostonG/F6-62302 Antoine WalkerBostonF6-92453 *Ben WallaceDetroitC6-92401Ben Wallace *denotes starter

5. WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS Head Coach: Rick Adelman (Sacramento) PlayerTeamPos.Ht.Wt.All-Star *Kobe BryantL.A. LakersG6-62205Kobe Bryant *Tim DuncanSan AntonioF7-02605Tim Duncan *Steve FrancisHoustonG6-31952Steve Francis *Kevin GarnettMinnesotaF6-112206Kevin Garnett Stephon MarburyPhoenixG6-22052 Shawn MarionPhoenixF6-72151 Steve NashDallasG6-31802 Dirk NowitzkiDallasF/C7-02452 Shaquille O'NealL.A. LakersC7-134010 Gary PaytonSeattleG6-41809 Chris WebberSacramentoF6-102455 *Yao MingHoustonC7-52961Yao Ming *denotes starter

6. Position: G-F Born: 01/26/77 Height: 6-6 / 1,98 Weight: 225 lbs. / 102,1 kg. College: North Carolina '99 Vince Carter

7. Position: G Born: 06/07/75 Height: 6-0 / 1,83 Weight: 165 lbs. / 74,8 kg. College: Georgetown '98 Allen Iverson

8. Position: G Born: 05/24/79 Height: 6-8 / 2,03 Weight: 210 lbs. / 95,3 kg. High School: Mount Zion Christian Acad. HS Tracy McGrady

9. Position: F-C Born: 10/13/78 Height: 6-11 / 2,11 Weight: 242 lbs. / 109,8 kg. High School: Eau Claire HS (SC) Jurmaine O’Neal

10. Position: F-C Born: 09/10/74 Height: 6-9 / 2,06 Weight: 240 lbs. / 108,9 kg. College: Virginia Union '96 Ben Wallace

11. Position: G Born: 08/23/78 Height: 6-6 / 1,98 Weight: 220 lbs. / 99,8 kg. High School: Lower Merion (PA) Kobe Bryant

12. Position: F-C Born: 04/25/76 Height: 7-0 / 2,13 Weight: 260 lbs. / 117,9 kg. College: Wake Forest '97 Tim Duncan

13. Position: G Born: 02/21/77 Height: 6-3 / 1,91 Weight: 195 lbs. / 88,5 kg. College: Maryland '99 Steve Francis

14. Position: F Born: 05/19/76 Height: 6-11 / 2,11 Weight: 220 lbs. / 99,8 kg. High School: Farragut Academy HS (IL) Kevin Garnett

15. Position: C Born: 09/12/80 Height: 7-5 / 2,26 Weight: 296 lbs. / 134,3 kg. From: China Yao Ming

16. Jason Richardson / 23 2003 Slam Dunk Contest Winner Jason Richardson defended his Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk title at NBA All-Star Weekend on a Saturday night, using an extremely difficult and acrobatic slam to impress the most impressive panel of judges in the 18- year history of the competition. Runner-up: Desmond Mason

17. Jordan addresses the crowd... Jordan’s final shot before the overtime buzzer...

18. Jordan throws it down... A finger roll…

19. Mariah Carey performs her song “Hero” for Michael Jordan.

20. Michael Jordan’s Career Stats Games: 530 Average Minutes Per Game: 37.8 Average Points Per Game: 28.3 Field Goal Percentage: 47.7% 3 point Percentage: 35.1% Free Throw Percentage: 81.8% Rebounds Per Game: 6.1