NBA All Star weekend by the numbers

As NBA All Star Weekend in Orlando approaches, here are some interesting numerical factoids....

....Fans in 215 countries and territories and in 44 languages will be able to experience a weeklong celebration of the game through an array of TV, Internet, film and digital technologies offered by NBA Digital, TNT and ESPN.

...1992 -- Orlando last hosted an NBA All-Star Game in 1992.

...113 – Players on All-Star rosters have a combined total of 113 All-Star appearances (East – 59, West – 54).

...20 -- The 20^th anniversary of Magic Johnson’s 25 point, nine assist, All-Star MVP performance in 1992 after returning from retirement following HIV announcement in Nov. 1991.

...55 -- A combined 55 Grammy nominations by All-Star performers, including Mary J. Blige, Pitbull, will.i.am, and Nicki Minaj.

...​215 -- All-Star events will be broadcast in 215 countries and territories and in over 44languages.

...1,800 -- More than 1,800 media will cover events, including 336 international reporters.

...1,600,390 -- Magic’s’ Dwight Howard was this year's leading vote-getter in the NBA All-Star Balloting program presented by Sprint with 1,600,390 votes.

...14 -- Making his 14^th consecutive All-Star selection, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakersties a record shared by Jerry West, Karl Malone, and Shaquille O’Neal.

...8 -- Eight international players selected for the All-Star Game, including Luol Deng, who is the first NBA player to represent Great Britain.

...6 -- Six first time All-Stars participating in the 61^st All-Star Game, most since 2005 (7).