NBA All-Star Weekend 2012

In case you didn’t know, this year’s NBA All-Star Weekend will be the first in Orlando since 1992. And while you’re tuning in with your buddies, here’s some knowledge you can drop on ’em. Take a look at the entire weekend by the numbers:

113 – Players on All-Star rosters have a combined total of 113 All-Star appearances (East – 59, West – 54)
1,600,390 – Dwight Howard was this year’s leading vote-getter in the NBA All-Star Balloting program with 1,600,390 votes
14 – Making his 14th consecutive All-Star selection, Kobe Bryant ties a record shared by Jerry West, Karl Malone and Shaquille O’Neal
8 – There are 8 international players selected for the All-Star Game, including Luol Deng, who is the first NBA player to represent Great Britain
6 – There are 6 first-time All-Stars participating in the 61st All-Star Game, most since 2005 (7)
20 – The 20th anniversary of Magic Johnson’s 25-point, 9-assist, All-Star MVP performance in 1992 after returning from retirement following HIV announcement in Nov. 1991
55 – A combined 55 Grammy nominations by All-Star performers, including Mary J. Blige, Pitbull, will.i.am, and Nicki Minaj
215 – All-Star events will be broadcast in 215 countries and territories and in over 44 languages
1,800 – More than 1,800 media will cover events, including 336 international reporters
27 – The 27th season that Turner Sports has provided All-Star coverage
31 – Turner Sports will utilize 31 TV trucks and trailers with 65 miles of fiber optic strands
42 – Turner Sports will use 42 HD cameras, 3 jib cameras and 30 camera effect microphones
95 – NBA TV will air more than 95 hours of All-Star coverage
37 – TNT and NBA TV analysts were selected as All-Stars a combined 37 times during their playing careers (Charles Barkley – 11, Shaquille O’Neal – 15, Reggie Miller – 5, Chris Webber – 5, and Steve Smith – 1)
1 Billion – More than 1 billion videos have been viewed by fans this season on NBA.com
200 Million – Nearly 200 million followers and likes across official NBA, team, and player pages on Facebook and Twitter