LKL All-Star Day
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The Lithuanian Basketball League
(LKL) holds an All-Star Day every February, with a variety of basketball
-related events, exhibitions, and performances culminating in the LKL All-Star Game
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at the Siemens Arena
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Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...
(LKL) holds an All-Star Day every February, with a variety of basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
-related events, exhibitions, and performances culminating in the LKL All-Star Game
LKL All-Star Game
The Lithuanian Basketball League holds its All-Star Game once ever year. The participants are currently chosen in two ways. The first is via fan ballot, with the leading vote recipients at each position starting the game; secondly the reserves are chosen by a vote among the head coaches of each...
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The All-Star Game
The All-Star Game is the main event of the day. The 2008 game and its associated festivities were held in VilniusVilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
at the Siemens Arena
Siemens Arena
Siemens Arena, located in Šeškinė elderate of Vilnius, is the second largest arena in Lithuania. It generally hosts basketball games as well as concerts. The arena opened on October 30, 2004...
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Events of All-Star Day
Major events held during All-Star Day include:- Three-point ShootoutLKL Three-point ShootoutThe LKL Three-point Shootout is a Lithuanian Basketball League All-Star Day contest held before the All-Star Game. Competitors try to score as many points as possible in one minute...
: The league's best three point shooters shoot five shots from five different spots around the three point line. Each shot is worth one point except the last ball of each rack (informally called 'money balls'), which is worth two points. The highest score available in one round is 30 points.
- Slam Dunk ContestLKL Slam Dunk ContestThe LKL Slam Dunk Contest is an annual Lithuanian Basketball League competition held during the LKL All-Star Day.-Past LKL Slam Dunk Contest champions:1994, Panevėžys – Gary Arrington 1995, Alytus – Darius Sirtautas...
: This competition showcases the creativity and athletic ability of some of the league's best dunkersSlam dunkA slam dunk is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both hands over the rim. This is considered a normal field goal attempt; if successful it is worth two points. The term "slam dunk" was...
. The specific rules of the contest are decided each year, but the competition is always judged subjectively. After each dunk, or attempted dunk, competitors are awarded a mark out of 10 from five judges, giving a possible high score of 50. The usual rules of 'traveling' and double dribbling do not apply. The dunk contest is the highlight of the weekend.