Holding Court
— -- Richard Franklin, of Atlanta, sporting Harlem Globetrotter shorts and colors, on the floor of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans during the NBA All-Star team practice session. Dressed as a Globetrotter, Franklin says that he travels the world to go to events such as the All-Star Game in costume. "I'm basically single; I get bored real fast," he says. "I'm just living life."
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Members of the New Orleans Pelicans dance team on the floor of the Smoothie King Center during the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge in New Orleans.
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Basketball Hall of Famer and current "NBA on TNT" analyst Shaquille O'Neal during a broadcast before the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night in New Orleans. The big man seen here sporting a big pattern on his sport coat.
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Michael Valery, 53, of the Keep-N-It Real Social Aid & Pleasure Club, stands between the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Smoothie King Center before the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night. Valery later appeared on court as part of a second-line parade.
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James Harden of the Houston Rockets laughs with New Orleans Pelicans' Anthony Davis at the NBA All-Star Saturday Night in New Orleans.
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A fan takes a picture during a practice session in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Saturday, sporting flashy bracelets while snapping superstars.
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Houston Rockets mascot Clutch tries to cover his Rockets tattoo after a risqué performance during the NBA All-Star Saturday Night in New Orleans.
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Gregory Curtis, of Atlanta, watches the NBA All-Star team practice session on Saturday sporting a graphic T-shirt, plaid jacket and complementary accessories.
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Chad McBride (in blue) and Jeff Brodie (in orange), both of Toronto, wear brightly colored suits a la "Dumb and Dumber" in Champions Square outside of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome before the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night.
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Donovan Medley, 14, of Baltimore, with a bow tie he won at an "NBA on TNT Road Show" event in Champions Square outside of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. His accessory of choice is a cutout of "NBA on TNT" analyst Kenny Smith.
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A pair of Mardi Gras Indians on the court during the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night in New Orleans shield singer Joe Jonas as he sits courtside with mascots Harry the Hawk and Pierre the Pelican prior to DNCE's performance to open the Taco Bell Skills Challenge.
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Rascha Diwan, of New Orleans, wore a fur-lined shawl as she waited for an autograph from the "NBA on TNT Road Show" cast during the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at the Smoothie King Center.
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Jené Thomas, of New Orleans, wears beads she caught at a Mardi Gras parade before attending the "NBA on TNT Road Show" in Champions Square outside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Saturday.
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Boxer Zab Judah watches the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night event in the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans with some custom bling.
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Anthony Anderson of ABC's "Black-ish" exits NBA All-Star Saturday Night in New Orleans.
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