Sights and sounds from the NBA 75th Anniversary team presentation

Nick Metallinos

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During half-time of Sunday's NBA All-Star game in Cleveland, the league held a special presentation honoring the best players over its 75-year history. 

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To celebrate its diamond anniversary the league expanded its initial list of its 50 best players from the 1997 All-Star game by honoring the expanded list of players in a special halftime ceremony during the 71st NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. 

Eight-time Grammy Award winner and Cleveland Cavaliers part-owner Usher, five-time Academy Award and two-time Emmy Award winner Spike Lee, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Tiffany Haddish and Emmy Award nominee Anthony Anderson all helped narrate the ceremony. 

Take a look below for some of the sights and sounds of the 75th Anniversary Team presentation 

Nick Metallinos

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Nick has been working exclusively within the NBA world for over a decade. He hosted 46 episodes of Ball or Nothin' - a show screened on ESPN highlighting the social media aspects of the NBA. Nick has covered 3 NBA Finals, 5 NBA All-Star weekends, 8 NBA drafts, 5 Jordan Brand Classics plus dozens of playoff games and hundreds of regular season games. 
Nick spends his spare time trying to decide which sneakers best match his outfit.