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Speaker 1: and this is what you need to know in the

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Speaker 1: NBA for Friday, February nineteen. So it's happening. After weeks

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Speaker 1: in Atlanta, there will be an NBA All Star Game,

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Speaker 1: and not only the All Star Game, but all of

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Speaker 1: fire and passes through hoops, and then the three point contest.

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Speaker 1: Those two things will happen pregame. Then it gets your

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Speaker 1: Now here's hoping the fact that it's all on one night,

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Speaker 1: other events, like the three point contest. For instance, why

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Speaker 1: He's a shooter. Now, the fact that he doesn't have

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Speaker 1: the thing that every basketball fan should be hoping for

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Speaker 1: Zach Levine, let's do this thing. The NBA announced that

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Speaker 1: East front court will be led by Kevin Durant, who

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Speaker 1: He said, we'll see them down the line. When speaking

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Speaker 1: Good good stuff from Kyrie Irving. Now, did he shout

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