Here are the NBA All-Star 2013 highlights by the numbers:
• Houston has hosted three NBA All-Star Games (1989, 2006, 2013)
• NBA All-Star 2013 rosters have a combined total of 119 All-Star appearances (East 55, West 64)
• NBA All-Star 2013 performers have won a combined total of 29 Grammy Awards (Alicia Keys 14, John Legend 9, Ne-Yo 3, Ludacris 3)
• All-Star events will be broadcast in 215 countries and territories and in 47 languages
• More than 1,800 media will cover events, including 312 international reporters from 46 countries and territories
• 11th consecutive year the All-Star Game will be shown in prime time on TNT
• NBA TV and NBA.com will air more than 140 hours of All-Star coverage
• TNT and NBA TV analysts were selected All-Stars a combined 49 times during their careers (Charles Barkley 11, Shaquille O'Neal 15, Reggie Miller 5, Chris Webber 5, Steve Smith 1, Isiah Thomas 12)
• 368 million followers and likes combined across all league, team, and player pages on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Sina, and Tencent that will have access to All-Star content
• The Lakers' Kobe Bryant was the leading vote-getter in the NBA All-Star Balloting program with 1,591,437 votes. Bryant earned a record 15th consecutive All-Star nod, breaking a tie shared by Jerry West, Karl Malone, and Shaquille O'Neal
• Nine international players participating in NBA All-Star 2013 - Kyrie Irving (Australia), Tony Parker (France), Luol Deng (Great Britain), Tim Duncan (U.S. Virgin Islands), Tristan Thompson (Canada), Nikola Vucevic (Montenegro), Alexey Shved (Russia), Ricky Rubio (Spain), Andrew Nicholson (Canada)
• Seven first-time All-Stars, the most since 2005 - Tyson Chandler (NYK), Paul George (IND), Jrue Holiday (PHI), Kyrie Irving (CLE), Joakim Noah (CHI), Brook Lopez (BKN), James Harden (HOU)
