wow the chances that at the exact same time we say the exact same thing...

Im keen for the tickets to come out though!

My mate is shattered, he booked flights at the start of the year to go to the States for a month (next week) with the view of seeing a heap of NBA games.

Instead, I'll hopefully now be seeing one instead! :-)

Just got back from the States so, stoked thta I will be seeing them now

great minds Baller#3 ;)

hah! I'd already booked a short stay in Melbourne from the 8th to the 10th. Score!

Any idea on pricing yet?
Assuming it will be at Rod Laver?
Once It's officially announced, I will book my flights and tickets.

Have to be one of the hottest sporting tickets in this country ever!

Crossing fingers for free tickets for both games!!!

Anon - He isnt just going for the NBA.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7153013/sources-lebron-james-carmelo-anthony-chris-paul-world-all-star-classic

Updated - surprise surpass, they are starting to drop out.

No Lebron, Paul, Anthony, Rose or Westbrook. Durrant wavering.

Not sure the likelihood of this being viable with this calibre of player withdrawing. I know I wouldn't be bothering now that Rose, Lebum and Westbrook are out.

Disappointing, but hardly surprising.

Most of the players on that original list have signed to play in Vegas in an Iverson led charity tournament. The Vegas tournament in from the 10th, so as I suspected, this world tour probably won't happen.

yep, wont happen!!! funny watching you get your hopes up though people!!

anon 336343 - maybe wait til you actually see the game before you make that type of comment!

birdman: please stfu.

try to provide some evidence for your opinions rather than just leeching on to other stories when they pop up.

ok my evidence is ...... the lack of tickets on sale, the lack of advertsing for this event, the lack of any confirmation by rod laver arena that this event exists (they are advertsing a rod stewart concert in February next year so i know this is real), the fact that the promoters family is known for this excact type of scam and overhype without delivering, the lack of logic that these players would even want to fly all the way to the other side of the world and risk injury etc just for a relatively small pay, the fact that the australian basketball market is practically insignificant compared to asia and europe for this same type of event etc, etc. I could go on all day!

I know it would be amazing and exciting but lets not let that excitment cloud our judgement allow us to be so naive about logic and reality!

Seems there was a group of allstars played a game Oklahoma Sunday ; 176 to 171.

Promoter, Ticketek and Rod Laver Arena all saying Australian leg is cancelled, may occur at a later date if lockout continues.

Damn! That would have been a once in a lifetime experience

suprise! suprise!

Danger Mouse where are you getting this information, I haven't been able to find anything online

From the articles I have been reading it seems they are seeing how the Puerto Rico one goes before releasing the next games, but you think the contracts would have the whole six games included

http://andthefoul.net/?p=1735 is where I read the 'cancellation' info (+ their twitter stream). guess we will just have to wait until something official is announced

Not other countries just Puerto Rico, I think might something to do with the recent labor talks

Lock out ending soon.... No games to be played after this first one!!

http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/10/canceled-world-allstar-classic-means-no-kobe-bryant.html

Looks like it's pretty well officially a no go now.
Disappointed. Was that close to booking the flights earlier in the week, but thought I'd wait until it's officially announced and tickets went on sale.