b'NBA ALL- STAR WEEKEND - STAR WEEKENDNBA ALLFEBRUARY 2025FEBRUARY 2025WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE HOSTED THREE MARQUEE EVENTS DURINGNBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND ON FEBRUARY 14 & 15. HAVING THE NBABACK IN THE VENUE, WITH THE ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT THATFILLED OAKLAND ARENA, WAS TRULY UNFORGETTABLE. OAKLAND ARENA WAS SHOWCASED ON A GLOBAL STAGE, AND THERETURN OF THE NBA TO THE ARENA WAS NOT JUST A MONUMENTALOCCASION FOR US, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE OAKLAND COMMUNITY.THANKS TO THE GENEROUS DONATION OF TICKETS FROM THE NBA,MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE THRILLOF THE EVENT, INCLUDING THE UNFORGETTABLE CELEBRITY GAME ONFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14. IN ADDITION TO THE SUPPORT TO THECOMMUNITY, THE ARENA AMPLIFIED THE NBA ALL-STAR WEEKENDSSUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES THROUGH WASTE DIVERSION EFFORTS,REUSABLE PROGRAM AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. WE WERE ABLE TODIVERT VARIOUS MATERIALS FOR DIVERSION TO COMPOST,RECYCLING, AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS. 517 CUPS WERECOLLECTED FOR REUSE THROUGHOUT NBA ALL-STAR EVENTS. THE EXPERIENCE OF HOSTING THESE EVENTS DURING NBA ALL-STARWEEKEND WAS INCREDIBLY SPECIAL FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. FROMTHE HIGH-ENERGY CELEBRITY GAME TO THE STAR-STUDDED MEDIADAY AND THE ELECTRIFYING HBCU GAME, THE WEEKEND UNITEDBASKETBALL LEGENDS, EMERGING TALENT, AND PASSIONATE FANSALIKE. THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND ENTHUSIASM FROM OURCOMMUNITY WERE FELT THROUGH EVERY EXCITING MOMENT, AND WECOULDNT BE PROUDER TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THATUNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND.I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE IDEAOF COMING BACK TO PLAY AGAME HERE, CURRY SAID. ITSHOULD BE A REGULAR-SEASON GAME.-STEPHEN CURRYGOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 6'