IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1057 
Recognizing the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) All-Star Game in 
the Greater Dallas Metroplex. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2010 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. BARTON of Texas, 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BURGESS, 
Mr. CARTER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 
CONYERS, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. 
GOHMERT, Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 
Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. MINNICK, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OLSON, 
Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. POE of 
Texas, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. REYES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and 
Ms. WATSON) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) 
All-Star Game in the Greater Dallas Metroplex. 
Whereas the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star 
brings together the very best professional basketball play-
ers in the Nation for 48 minutes of intense competition 
and sterling athletic achievements; 
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Whereas the annual All-Star Game is one of the highlights 
of the NBA season and a major sports event of the year; 
Whereas the game annually is played on the home court of 
one of the NBA member teams and is a sought-after 
event by the teams and the cities they represent; 
Whereas the Dallas Mavericks play their home games at 
American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, and are the 
host team for 2010 NBA All-Star Game, to be played on 
Sunday Afternoon, February 14, 2010; 
Whereas this is the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, an exhibition 
basketball game that will be played on February 14, 
2010, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of 
the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys; 
Whereas this is the first time the Greater Dallas Metroplex 
area has had the distinction of where All-Star events are 
split between two venues since 1989; 
Whereas this will be the first All-Star Game to be played in 
a football stadium since 1996, when San Antonio’s 
Alamodome hosted the event; and 
Whereas the weekend of the All-Star Game has been declared 
NBA All-Star Weekend in the Greater Metroplex region, 
in recognition of the area’s role in this year’s All-Star 
competition: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the National Basketball Associa-
tion’s (NBA) All-Star Game in the Greater Dallas 
Metroplex, the 2010 All-Stars, and all those associ-
ated with the All-Star events; and 
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(2) express its hope that the 59th annual All- 
Star Game will be the most exciting and successful 
in the history of the event. 
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