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Column: NBA and Las Vegas Put on a Show

Monday, February 19, 2007 12:18:20 AM
By TIM DAHLBERG

Christina Aguilera performs at the half during the NBA All-Star basketball game in Las Vegas on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LAS VEGAS (AP) - Reality isn't always what it appears to be in this gambling city, where a fake Eastern Conference jersey hung Sunday on a fake Statue of Liberty outside a very real casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

So perhaps it was fitting that the masters of illusion, Siegfried and Roy, had the job of welcoming those lucky enough or rich enough to score a ticket to the NBA All-Star game.

If only they could have made Wayne Newton disappear. There were enough popular rappers in the arena to start a new record label, but somehow it was left up to Mr. Las Vegas to entertain the best players in the league with a little "Danke Schoen" before the game.


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