All star weekend

• For two weeks, Jeremy Lin has been running in fifth gear. Maybe it is time for a pit stop and a tune-up. The Knicks guard hit a wall last night against Miami. He shot 1-for-11 and had eight turnovers in a 14-point loss.
(USA Today)
• Even the blast of music and screeching cheers from hundreds of children at the Orange County Convention center Thursday afternoon wasnt enough to jolt Kyrie Irving out of a daze.
(Orlando Sentinel)
• WESH.com As NBA All-Star Weekend finally kicked off Thursday, many fans were talking about the future of the Orlando Magics All-Star center, Dwight Howard. Fans got a feel of what its like to be an NBA player at the All-Star Jam Session.
(msnbc.com)
• The N.B.A. is preparing for its showpiece event of the regular season on Sunday, when Kobe Bryant faces Derrick Rose and Kevin Durant lines up against LeBron James, among other subplots, at Orlando's Amway Center in the All-Star Game.
(New York Times Blogs)
• Since the 2008 festivities, fans have determined the winner of the dunk contest. Another popular event for All-Star weekend is the three-point shootout.
(San Luis Obispo Tribune)
• The weekend of college hoops will not be sullied by any N.B.A. games that count, because that league is shoehorning its All-Star weekend into it's already frenetic schedule.
(New York Times Blogs)
• When he was not speaking in English, he took questions in Spanish. But when the topic of Nashs All-Star media session turned to himself, he no longer was talking about the present. It always was his future.
(AZCentral.com)
• Nike has created a shoe for Jeremy Lin for him to wear starting tonight playing in the Rising Stars Challenge consisting of rookies and second-year players in Orlando.
(Oregonian)
• Its already a big tourist destination. All-Star Weekend may be an amplification of that. Dwight Howards future will be a recurring topic this weekend. Eddy advises that Howard should stay with the Orlando Magic.
(Chicago Tribune)
• Tim Duncan, J-Kidd, all those guys who have been a part of All-Star Weekend. The East roster includes three first-timers, the same number as the West.
(Palm Beach Post)