Woody Allen watched the NBA All Star Game instead of the Oscars

I figure that most of you had the same dilemma that I had while deciding between the NBA All Star Game and the 2012 Academy Awards to watch on Sunday night.

As you figured, I went with the All Star Game and I guess that director Woody Allen joined me in that same manner.

Allen's movie, "A Midnight in Paris" was up for best director at the Oscars and instead of attending the awards, Woody decided to stay home and watch the NBA All Star Game instead:

Letty Aronson, producer of Midnight in Paris and Woody Allen's sister, said she hadn't talked to the filmmaker but was "pretty sure" he knew he won for best original screenplay.

"He was saying that the NBA All-Star Game was on at the same time [as the Oscars] so he might have to turn the channel," Aronson said. "But I bet [wife] Soon Yi told him he won."

(Courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter)

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Glen Davis and fake Hedo Turkoglu finally meet (Video)

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we've shown you some classic NBA related clip provided by the folks over at The Basketball Jones website.

This year, they made the trip down to Orlando for the All-Star Weekend and decided to bring back fake Hedo Turkoglu as performed by Tas Melas.

A special guest appearance from Orlando Magic forward Glen Davis ties the whole video together:



(Courtesy of The Basketball Jones)

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Minnesota Timberwolves sing NSYNC's "Tearin' Up My Heart" (Video)

Ever since the 1990's, NBA fans attending games have been entertained by videos of their favorite players singing classic pop and rock hits.

Recently, the Minnesota Timberwolves decided to have their players take on an NSYNC classic, "Tearin' up my heart":



(Courtesy of Rant Sports)

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Kobe Bryant's newest Nike Italy viral film: Milano Kalibro Kobe (Video)

Recently, Lakers star Kobe Bryant was part of a Nike Basketball Italian ad campaign where he got to work with legendary Italian film directors.

In this viral video, Kobe got work with legendary Italian director Enzo G. Castellari and I guess I'll let the Nike description speak for itself:

The short movie, discovered in the basement of the director's house, tells the story of the epic struggle between the law enforcement and a gang of ruthless thiefs and how the battle between evil and good takes a twist for the better thanks to the intervention of Black Mamba, international man of action and incredible baller.

(Courtesy of Cosby Sweaters)

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Lebron James might do NBA Slam Dunk Contest for 1 million dollars (Video)

Since Lebron James entered the NBA, fans have clamored for him to enter the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during All Star weekend but so far Lebron hasn't done so.

During NBA All Star Friday media session, Lebron was asked about what it would take for him to enter the competition.

Lebron gave an answer that he would do the contest if there was some cold hard cash on the line:



(Courtesy of Pro Basketball Talk)

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A Kia car dunks over Blake Griffin (Video)

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featured a clip of Blake Griffin dunking over a Kia car for a commercial.

In this video provided by the folks over at Funny or Die decides to flip the script and has the car jumping over him.

Also, actor Jeff Goldblum is in it:



(Courtesy of Pro Basketball Talk)

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Corey Maggette's unfortunate turnover, throws ball to Chris Paul (Video)

As it has been noted on this site, the Charlotte Bobcats season hasn't been one of their greatest and the video of this turnover from forward Corey Maggette might sum up the season in one play.

It happened a couple weeks back against the Los Angeles Clippers as Maggette passes the ball right to the Clippers:



(Courtesy of Sharapova's Thigh)

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Spike Lee wears Jeremy Lin "Mars Blackmon" t-shirt at NBA All Star Saturday (Photos)

Before the festivities started on NBA All Star Saturday Night, TNT cameras found legendary Knicks fan and director, Spike Lee.

Lee seen in the below pictures is shown rocking a Jeremy Lin/Mars Blackmon t-shirt with the label on his hat saying "Bal-Lin":

(Courtesy of Throw The Flag)

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Greg Monroe steals John Wall's dunk attempt at Rising Stars game (Video)

Normally, defense is not the strong suit of the NBA Rising Stars Game but Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe decided to instill some at the end of the game.

As Wizards guard John Wall attempted an amazing dunk, Monroe decided to steal that dunk attempt away:

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Ricky Rubio breaks Evan Turner's Guinness World Record for most behind-the-backboard shots (Videos)

One of the great parts of the NBA All Star weekend experience are the practices that allow the players to joke around with themselves and attempt to set some Guinness World Records.

During yesterday's BBVA Rising Stars practice, Philadelphia 76ers Evan Turner and Minnesota's Ricky  Rubio attempted to hit the most consecutive behind-the-backboard shots in under sixty seconds.

Turner originally broke the record but Ricky shattered it moments later:

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