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Unlike other all-star games in professional sports, a heavy dose of spectacle goes along with the NBA's All-Star weekend. So what is your favorite part?

When most people think of NBA All-Star Weekend, the first event that comes to mind is the slam dunk contest.

A Colorado high school basketball player did something in a game last week that NBA players like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant don't even attempt. We'll give you details, but you should watch the video first: That's Lewis-Palmer High School basketball player Anna Olson of Monument, Colo...

Granted, if it were a grown up doing these shots, they probably wouldn't classify as trick shots, but when the person isn't even old enough to make a sandwich, come on -- it's pretty impressive.

The New York Knicks are having one of their best years in a very long time, but is it all thanks to Carmelo Anthony?

We've often wondered -- what does it take to get a sweet bro hug from LeBron James? Well, we've got our answer: Sinking an impossible half court hook shot in the middle of a Miami Heat game.

The pressures of a half-court shot are immense enough with having to worry about sinking said shot, averting an air ball or even making sure the basketball succeeds in making the long flight to the hoop. But this guy, Kevin, appears to have encountered a whole different worry we never saw coming -- like when your ball gets stuck between the hoop and a backboard.

You just don't see magic like this in the NBA. Mostly because a professional athlete would probably never lob the ball backwards over his head.

Now we remember why we didn't make the NBA cut — we can't defy gravity.

David vs. Goliath, visualized (minus the historical and metaphorical implications, of course):

Hanukkah's almost over. Bring your celebration to the most awkward end possible, by playing this nonstop. It's the Houston Rockets singing 'Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,' courtesy of our friends at Dumb as a Blog. Really it's more like attempting to sing...

If you find mastering basketball difficult, how about doing it with one arm? This high school student -- who was born with only one upper limb -- certainly hasn't let his setback stop him from excelling in the sport. And after showing his skills on the court, he is getting some well-deserved praise.