Source: www.sbnation.com --- Thursday, January 28, 2016
Taking a page out of the NFL playbook, the NBA will turn to a retirement-age musician for its biggest entertainment showcase. Sting, the legendary British pop artist, will headline the 2016 NBA All-Star Game halftime show in February, the league announced on Thursday. The 64-year-old best known as the lead man of The Police will perform a compilation of his hits during the All-Star Game on February 14 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. NBA All-Star halftime acts often feature special guests as well, and there should be plenty of artists in Toronto for All-Star Weekend, including former teen actor Drake, who is a big NBA fan and an ambassador for the Raptors . The NBA also announced that Ne-Yo and Nelly Furtado will perform the American and Canadian national anthems, respectively. Furtado, who is wonderful, hasn't released an album in four years but once name-dropped countryman Steve Nash in a pop song. Ne-Yo is every American rapper's favorite male hook singer and enjoys wearing hats. The league also revealed that Cirque du Soleil will perform during the player introductions on All-Star Sunday, which promises to be fantastically weird. The indisputably best player intro performance was 2009 when the Jabberwockeez participated, led by Shaq and featuring a dancing LeBron. All-Star Weekend begins February 12. ...
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