ERIC BLEDSOE, JEREMY EVANS, KENNETH FARIED, GERALD GREEN

JAMES WHITE AND TERRENCE ROSS SET TO COMPETE IN

2013 SPRITE® SLAM DUNK

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2013 – The 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk will feature six dunkers competing in a two-round competition as part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night. The new format will pit the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference in an exciting night of competition that will also raise money for charity.

The Western Conference will be represented by the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk champion Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz along with the Los Angeles Clippers’ Eric Bledsoe and Denver Nuggets’ Kenneth Faried. The Eastern Conference lineup will include the Indiana Pacers’ Gerald Green, Toronto Raptors’ Terrence Ross and New York Knicks’ James White.

Highlights of the six participants in this year’s Sprite Slam Dunk may be viewed by clicking on the links below:

Eric Bledsoe

Jeremy Evans

Kenneth Faried

Gerald Green

Terrence Ross

James White

The 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk contest will consist of the three Eastern Conference players competing against the three from the Western Conference in a two-round competition. The highest scoring East competitor and the highest scoring West competitor from the Team Round will compete head-to-head to determine the champion. Fan voting will open at the beginning of the Championship Round and the player with the highest percentage of combined votes from all platforms will be champion. (Complete rules for the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk and State Farm All-Star Saturday Night attached).

Evans won the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk contest, defeating Houston's Chase Budinger and Indiana’s Paul George in a tight race that included over 4 million fan votes to decide the champion.

This year fans will be able to cast votes for the champion in one of four ways:

1.) SMS Text Message* - Text the player’s last name to 38657 (DUNKS)

2.) Twitter - Tweet #SpriteSlam with the player’s last name

3.) Vote via the official NBA All-Star App (Available on iTunes, Google Play and at https://www.nba.com/allstarapp/)

4.) Log on to NBA.com from any computer or mobile device.

Since 2008, fans have determined the winner of the Sprite Slam Dunk through SMS TXT and voting on NBA.com

State Farm All-Star Saturday Night will also feature the Taco Bell Skills Challenge; the Sears Shooting Stars; and the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest. The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 17, will air live on TNT, ESPN Radio and in 215 countries and will be broadcast in 47 languages.

1984—Larry Nance, Phoenix