12/20/2014
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Al Sharpton
Better let All-Star Al in the game!
It wasn’t enough for the NBA to reach out to the NYPD to prepare for the four-day All-Star festivities in February — the league also had a “straight line of communication” with the Rev. Al Sharpton, a source told The Post.
The league is still hammering out the final details for the Feb. 15 All-Star Game at the Garden, but is planning the “biggest security operation” to date, the source said.
No plans for protests are in the works by Sharpton or his National Action Network.
Sharpton did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The city hasn’t hosted the big game since 1998.
Starting Feb. 10, the city will transform into an NBA wonderland with two “basketball theme parks,” one in Brooklyn and one in Manhattan.
The NBA Houses will serve as fan hubs where people can meet celebrities, basketball legends and All-Star players as well as test their own sport skills. NBA House tickets, which start at $15, go on sale Jan. 13.
The Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, coached by director Spike Lee and Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, will jump start the weekend at MSG on Feb. 13.
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