-- An All-Star from
Each Conference Will Serve as All-Star
Saturday Night Captain
and Lead His Team During the Event --
-- $500,000 to be Donated to Charities Selected by the Event Captains,
the NBA, and State Farm --
NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2012
– For the first time, State Farm All-Star Saturday Night will feature a new
format that pits the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference in a
night of competition that will raise money for charity, the NBA and State Farm
announced today.
As part of the new format,
points earned by each conference throughout the four All-Star Skills
Competitions will determine the conference that earns the title of 2013 State
Farm All-Star Saturday Night Champions. Also,
each conference will have an All-Star Saturday Night captain who will lead his
team during the event.
In addition, NBA Cares and
State Farm will make a joint donation of $500,000 as part of the event, with
$350,000 going to the winning conference’s charities and $150,000 to the runner-up
conference’s charities. All of the
charities will be selected by the conference captains, the NBA, and State Farm.
The State Farm All-Star Saturday Night captains and the charities receiving
donations will be selected and announced at a later date.
by Matt Silverston
