The 1994 NBA All-Star Game was the 44th edition of the All-Star Game. The event was held in Minneapolis at Target Center, home of the Minnesota Timberwolves; the Timberwolves however, did not have any players participating in the game.[1] It was broadcast by NBC for the fourth consecutive year.
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| Date | February 13, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Target Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Minneapolis | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Scottie Pippen | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Tracie Spencer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,096 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1993–94 season was Scottie Pippen's first season as the leader of the Chicago Bulls following the first retirement of Michael Jordan, and this All-Star Game turned out to be Pippen's peak shining moment, as he led the way with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and four steals en route to a 127–118 victory for his East All-Stars team while also being voted as the game's MVP.[2]
In this game, Kenny Anderson and Derrick Coleman became the first players in the history of the New Jersey Nets to start in an All-Star Game.[3]
Roster
| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections | Votes |
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| G | Mitch Richmond | Sacramento Kings | 2nd | 469,978 |
| G | Clyde Drexler | Portland Trail Blazers | 8th | 493,204 |
| F | Charles BarkleyINJ | Phoenix Suns | 8th | 794,936 |
| F | Shawn Kemp | Seattle SuperSonics | 2nd | 461,880 |
| C | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 9th | 478,018 |
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| G | Kevin Johnson | Phoenix Suns | 3rd | 431,885 |
| F | Karl Malone | Utah Jazz | 7th | 322,450 |
| F | Danny Manning | Los Angeles Clippers | 2nd | — |
| G | Gary PaytonREP | Seattle SuperSonics | 1st | 316,720 |
| F | Clifford Robinson | Portland Trail Blazers | 1st | — |
| C | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | 5th | 350,873 |
| G | Latrell Sprewell | Golden State Warriors | 1st | — |
| G | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 6th | 367,605 |
| Head coach: George Karl (Seattle SuperSonics) | ||||
^INJ Alonzo Mourning and Charles Barkley did not participate due to injury. Karl Malone replaced Barkley in the West starting lineup.
^REP Charles Oakley and Gary Payton replaced Alonzo Mourning and Charles Barkley, respectively.