ESPN puts this event on every year, and if you have some time on Friday night, I beg of you to check it out. Not for the Basketball, but rather the unintentional comedy that the game provides. Every year something crazy happens, like T.O. dunking or Reggie Bush almost blowing out his knee, and some random TV star is bound to airball a layup. It's really a blast!

Not only that, but ESPN is even giving you an added bonus. Former referee, and current ABC/ESPN play-by-play man, Mike Breen will be your zebra for the game! Here are some of the celebrities from the NBA's official press release....

Basketball Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler and Dominique Wilkins join actor/comedian Chris Tucker, Desperate Housewives' James Denton, and Scrubs' Donald Faison along with other stars of Hollywood, music and sports in the McDonald's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday, Feb. 13, in association with 2K Sports, Cisco and T-Mobile USA. The game will be televised live on ESPN (7 p.m. ET) from Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas.

Basketball Hall of Famers Magic Johnson (ESPN analyst) and "Dr. J" Julius Erving, who combined for 23 NBA All-Star appearances and who each earned two All-Star Game MVPs, will serve as coaches for the star-studded teams. Other celebrities-turned-hoopsters competing include Dallas Cowboys All-Pro receiver and Terrell Owens (last year's Celebrity MVP), Chuck's Zach Levi, and Prison Break's Michael Rapaport.

To add pro hoops firepower, NBA legends Clyde Drexler and Dominique Wilkins, who combined for 19 NBA All-Star appearances, will compete with former Phoenix Suns All-Star Dan Majerle, three-time NBA champion Rick Fox, and WNBA stars Lisa Leslie of the L.A. Sparks and Kara Lawson of the Sacramento Monarchs, as well as Harlem Globetrotters "Wildkat" Edgerson, "Special K" Daley, "Scooter" Christensen and "Handles" Franklin.

ESPN is televising all 11 AFL Playoff games, and Mike and Mike have obviously been spread too thin (with all the cow-milking and spelling bee announcing)....so ESPN is giving them a break. They're adding a fourth team for the booth! YAY!!! (Who knew they had three??? Well I did, but I'm a freak...I'm talking about the public)....

Ex-NFL'er Ray Bentley will join Dave Pasch to create the most unnecessary team ever. Nothing against them, but 4 teams for 11 games? That's a little ridiculous. But I guess with Mike and Mike getting a break until one of the Conference Championship game...it's warranted.

Here's the schedule in case you care....

Fri., June 29 Orlando Predators at Philadelphia Soul
Dave Pasch and Ray Bentley ESPN 7:30 p.m.

Sat., June 30 Columbus Destroyers at Tampa Storm
Mark Jones and Merril Hoge ESPN 12 p.m.

Sat., June 30 Colorado Crush at Kansas City Brigade
Bob Wischusen and Mark Schlereth ESPN 3 p.m.

Mon., July 2 Utah Blaze at Los Angeles Avengers
Jones and Schlereth ESPN2 10 p.m.

Sat., July 7 TBD at San Jose SaberCats
Wischusen and Bentley ESPN 3 p.m.

Sat., July 7 TBD at Dallas Desperados
Jones and Hoge ESPN 8 p.m.

Sun., July 8 TBD at Georgia Force
Pasch and Bentley ESPN2 7 p.m.

Mon., July 9 TBD at Chicago Rush
Jones and Hoge ESPN2 8:30 p.m.

CONF CHAMPIONSHIP

Sat., July 14 Conference Championship
Wingo and Schlereth ESPN 12 p.m.

Sat., July 14 Conference Championship
Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic ESPN 3 p.m.

ARENABOWL

Sun., July 29 ArenaBowl XXI (New Orleans, La.)
Greenberg and Golic ESPN on ABC 3 p.m.

P.S.- It's going to be a sloooooooow news day today folks.
P.P.S.- Kansas City finally made the playoffs in something!
P.P.P.S- Does every AFL team make the playoffs?

Mark Jones will replace Ron Jaworski in the AFL booth starting tonight. Jaws, who is avoiding any and all practice of announcing actual games, said he will be concentrating on Monday Night Football from here on out.

In related news....The AFL is still on TV?

Eric from Extrapolater will be live-blogging his Alma Mater the #6 Kansas Jayhawks as they take on the #10 Texas A&M Aggies.

Until then here are a few entertaining quotes from last night's Nets/Magic game.

Jon Barry talking about a recent trip to Puerto Rico.....

"A lot of nba fans down there. Yogi and Mariati…..Jorge, Maichi."- Jon Barry
"He didn’t mention Margarita as well....who I know he visited as well"- Jones
"Is she in the WNBA?"- Bill Walton

Talking about Keith Bogans....

"He took my job"- JB
"Don’t be so bitter"- BW

This kid Rondo is like Larry Bird on Defense”- Tommy Heisohn

Steve Smith as a broadcaster?