a big weekend in the bay area gets going with a bang. the always colorful chinese new year parade snaked its way through san francisco streets. the city's largest lunar new year celebration drew people from all over. >> it's one of those san francisco things that you just got to experience. >> but that's not the only event. this saturday over at chase center, the nba all star game festivities are in full swing. it was a packed house for the skills competition, three-point shootout and dunk contest. >> yeah, it's been great. i think it's so fun. we were actually going to go to a museum, but then we just saw athletes walking around the city, and then we had people following them. >> always live. abc seven news

starts right now. >> with that we say good evening everybody i'm dion lim. what a night in san francisco over at chase center. it was the nba all star saturday night where one of the contestants in the dunk contest put on a show. then there was the chinese new year parade. of course, some of you might have watched it right here on abc seven for the first time ever. it's billed as the largest celebration of its kind outside of asia, and it was spectacular. we begin our coverage tonight with abc seven news reporter tara campbell. >> from the faces to the floats. dances and drums, the san francisco chinese new year parade taking the streets. >> okay, here we go. >> and a famous face kicking it off at union square. chinese american actor and longtime resident joan chen. this year's parade. marshall taking a moment to talk to our abc seven news team. >> it's a great honor. this is

my city. and this. this. i didn't expect that so many people turned up like it's crowd all the way around. >> this. the largest lunar new year celebration outside asia. people have been packing onto these sidewalks in anticipation of catching this parade. we've met people from right here in san francisco as well as from around the world. >> this is my first time to come here to celebrate this festival with all of the san franciscans. >> for ben wang, it's a reminder of home moving here from china. >> i realize i'm still in the hometown. yeah, because there's so many people celebrate the same things with us. >> i do like photo video. so just to capture as well, like, what's going on? i think it's important time in sf. so to be able to capture that and make it last forever. >> it's so fun to see san francisco with so much people again. it's been a long time. >> i can't remember the last time i was in the city and saw this many people, and it feels

like the city is coming back, and there's great energy here today and it feels really good. >> this parade is amazing. there's tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people. >> and san francisco mayor daniel lurie agrees. >> look at san francisco. we are showing off to the world. we got over 3 million people watching this parade. we have one of the largest, oldest chinatowns in north america right here in san francisco. you got to come out and see our great city. >> this is so exciting. happy new year. >> kara campbell, abc seven news. >> it was electric. now, before the parade, some of the people likely paid a visit to the community street fair. it takes over several blocks of chinatown. if you missed out today, it will be back again tomorrow. in our next half hour, we'll give you a closer look at the fair and its massive impact. now keep in mind several streets will remain closed through 11 p.m. tomorrow because of chinese new year events. they include grant avenue between california and broadway. pacific between columbus avenue and stockton.

jackson between stockton and kearny. and washington between stockton and kearny. we do have a lot more coverage of the chinese new year parade and festivities, all at our website, abc seven news.com. you'll find links and stories right there on the front page. all right. now to the nba all-star game. the main event is tomorrow, but all star saturday night can oftn deliver some memorable performances. tonight we got one courtesy of the dunk contest. so joining us now, sports director larry beil talking about that and all of that celebration at chase center. >> all kinds of celebrations happening around the bay. this is pretty cool. so by far the most incredible thing that we saw tonight at chase center was the slam dunk contest. look, they should just rename this thing the mac mcclung invitational is a g league. mcclung dunked over a car, taking the ball from the guy in the sunroof. yes, it's the third year in a row he's won this

contest. his other dunks were also spectacular. chris alvarez will have more on that coming up live from chase. now we had nba all stars courtside there in shock with what they saw from mcclung. and that included the unofficial bay area ambassador for all star weekend steph curry of the golden state warriors. steph is going to be in the actual all star game tomorrow. his influence on the game, the bay and oakland in particular is profound. >> i think i made a reference to like coming to america to where they had like the live funeral thing and like everybody's celebrating you, but you're still there, like witnessing it. i don't want it to be that at all. but you do want to celebrate it to some extent. he's done so much for this game, man. it's like it's going to be sad. you know, obviously with him and guys like kd and bron and us to remove ourselves from the game, it's going to be it's going to be sad. but you know this is our opportunity for us to celebrate him. you know being in san francisco. >> extreme competitor extremely

hard worker, humble you know comes from a good family. uh- cares about the right things. he lives his life about the right things. and i think that's what what makes his legacy so special, caring about the bay area and caring about the city of oakland. it's going to be somebody that is going to be an influence and have the type of platform and the influence over things. you , i would want it to be somebody like him. >> nothing but universal respect for steph curry. so one more night left in all star weekend. and we're going to see the new four team playoff which some like and some don't like. we'll have that coming up in sports. and i was so inspired by mac mcclung. >> yeah. >> the second this show is over i'm going to go down to the garage and jump over your car. >> well, everybody should know i have a smart car. so that's it's like this big, so it's. >> good to give away the bit. >> thanks. well, actually. >> i brought the hummer tonight, so. >> haha. okay. >> i'm not. my back is sore. >> i'll check in with you a.

>> little later. larry. >> thank you. well, san francisco's glide foundation is getting a sizable donation from nba legend charles barkley. he's pledged $250,000 to the group. barkley has had a mostly lighthearted, ongoing beef with the warriors fans for years. all over his comments about the state of san francisco. he made the donation pledge after spending saturday morning at glide shelter for the unhoused. fans flocked to chase center tonight and as you can imagine, it was packed. some folks hope to walk up and get a ticket, but it was sold out. the all star game is also doubling a chance for san francisco to show off what it has to visitors. abc seven news reporter anser hassan was there, and he found fans from all over. >> all of the fans and they will lead you here. thrive city at chase center. >> i enjoyed the set up. and you know, as a fan, even though you know, it's a good experience. >> thousands showed up for the nba all star event and some for celebrity sightseeing.

>> we were actually going to go to a museum, but then we just saw athletes walking around the city, and then we had people following them, and then we actually got to go to the crossover event. so that was super dope to be a part of. >> i got a chance to see. >> shaq o'neal. how was that? wow. it was it was it's so surreal when you meet someone in person. >> of course, not everybody made it inside for the sell out events, but there were other events to keep everybody busy. >> we were doing three on three and our team won, so we got to keep the shoes. >> and the fans. they poured in from across the country. sanchez mcnatt is from south carolina. this is his first time visiting the bay area. he went to the oakland coliseum for events on friday. here today for the dunk contest. but the big takeaway. the city of san francisco. how is san francisco been as a host? >> oh, man, it's been lovely. food is delicious, man. i'm literally stuffed now. like. no lie. oh, impressed. oh, i love it. i'm coming back, i'm coming back. >> even some locals are feeling the buzz.

>> it's awesome. it's so awesome. and i think it's done a lot for the city. it just feels like it's revitalizing and bringing the energy back to san francisco. it's been missing for a long time. >> i would say uh- san francisco. step up the notch when it comes to like, security, especially with what happened, you know, previous events, everything is, you know, tight and locked in. >> the all-star weekend comes to an end with the all star game on sunday in san francisco, anser hassan abc seven news. >> showing off our city to the world. now. keep in mind multiple streets are closed through 1159 monday night, all because of these all star events. they are the following. 16th street between third and terry francois boulevard. warriors way between third and bridgeview. southbound only of terry francois boulevard. between 16th street and mission bay. now, with so much going on today and tomorrow, san francisco's emergency operations centers increased its activation status for the weekend. the eoc

monitors potential threats to citywide activities and events. one of the protective measures in place are texts from alert sf. those will be used to inform subscribers of significant nba all-star related impacts to city services. things like transit disruptions and emergency information. >> just making sure that we keep people safe, whether they're going to the lunar new year parade, whether they're heading to chase and thrive city, or just down on powell street, which is packed right now, it is hopping around the city. people are out having a great time. >> the agency is urging the public to be aware of your surroundings, and if you see anything suspicious, immediately let the police or event staff know. moving to the south bay. an update for you on a stabbing we first brought you last night. it is now turned into a homicide investigation. that stabbing happened just after seven last night on santana row, san jose. police say the victim died in the hospital. police haven't released any information about

possible suspects. meantime, firefighters are investigating what caused a house fire in san mateo county. it all started at about six this morning on canyon road in the burlingame hills. everyone inside was able to safely make it out. no one was hurt. that's the good news. firefighters say there were many boxes inside that home, and they are now warning about keeping too much cardboard in your home to help prevent flames from spreading easily. still ahead tonight on abc seven news at 11, a busy day in san francisco. because before all of the events, there was a protest. the issue that drew out hundreds of people. and a little later, a daring rescue in the sierra this week. we'll take you along as crews pull a teenager out of a mine shaft. >> and it's not quite an atmospheric river, but there is some rain on the way. and i'll have all the details in my accuweather forecast coming up on abc s

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benjamin netanyahu is figuring out israel's next move after a sixth hostage exchange today. three israeli hostages, including a 36 year old american-israeli man, were released from gaza. more than 360 palestinian prisoners were freed in return. there are just over two weeks left in the initial phase of this ceasefire. the bay area jewish federation released a statement today saying they're relieved to see the agreement holding. but they add, quote, we will not forget the remaining 70 hostages who have languished in gaza for 498 days and are awaiting their release. the federation will continue its advocacy for these hostages until every last one of them is home. meantime, gaza is

not for sale. that's the message to president trump from pro-palestinian demonstrators in san francisco. the protest was held outside the powell street bart station this afternoon. demonstrators accused the white house of sabotaging the cease fire in place in gaza by calling for millions of palestinians to be moved out of the area. >> i would like to see a cessation of fire and the ability of palestinians to have dignity, and for them to have uh. the what i'm looking for is sovereignty on their land. >> trump said last week he wants the u.s. to take over the gaza strip, send the palestinians elsewhere and redevelop the land. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said it was, quote, worth listening carefully to the idea. closer to home, part of the pacific coast highway remained closed saturday from malibu to the pacific palisades, all due to a mudslide cleanup. a powerful storm on thursday dropped about two

inches of rain. that's according to the national weather service. the first slide was recorded at about 130 thursday afternoon, and crews have spent the past couple of days cleaning up. the santa cruz wharf has reopened after large waves pounded the central coast on friday. check it out. large swells, really large swells were predicted to be more than 30ft in some areas. the harbormaster explained thes. decision to close the jetty to visitors yesterday. >> one thing we like to do during swells like this is close off the jetties. so we did close off the west jetty and this morning there were waves breaking over it. now that the tide is dropping, we're not seeing that as much. >> lifeguards and first responders patrolled the beaches on friday, positioning jetskis just in case of a water rescue. officials said the high surf warning did little in terms of coastal flooding or damage. nothing like what they saw in december that led to the wharf partially collapsing. that storm shut the wharf down for nearly

two weeks. wow. all right, getting to our weather situation, i have to give you kudos because i don't know what happened. i was wearing three sweaters under my jacket for the chinese new year parade. yeah, probably only could get away with one sweater. it was so nice. >> mild out there, wasn't it? yeah, i was ready. i was bundled up, i had layers with me, and all of a sudden i started peeling off the layers because it was nice out there. and what a great parade as well. >> a different kind of show if you did that. >> oh yeah, you're right about that. here's a look at what's going on with our weather right now. the satellite radar composite image showing not an atmospheric river, but just a long stream of moisture moving in our direction. so we're going to have a little bit of rain tomorrow morning, probably mainly in the north bay. wind is calm right now, and the weather all overall is pretty calm as well. it's a bit milder right now. speaking of mild weather than at this time last night. by anywhere from two to about 4 or 5 degrees. it's 50 in san francisco right now. 47 a piece in oakland and hayward, 49 san jose and mid 40s at redwood city and half moon bay. let's check out some other readings right now up north.

santa rosa 44. 41 petaluma. mid to upper 40 at napa, fairfield. concord and livermore. and as we look across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera, these are our forecast headlines tomorrow. we'll have some morning showers, mainly the north bay, but a few of those showers will trickle down to other areas of the bay area. other regions, i should say monday and tuesday. partly cloudy and dry. and then on wednesday, showers are possible again. but after that we have some mild weather coming our way late next week. here's the forecast animation for the overnight hours. we'll see a few clouds around then. that little weak frontal system swings through the north bay early tomorrow morning, about 5 or 6 a.m. it breaks up quickly by about 8 a.m. into widely scattered showers, and a few of those showers may move south and east of the golden gate, but most of the remainder of the bay area, apart from the north bay, will not see much from this system. it will be all over by midday. overnight, low temperatures will be mainly in the low to mid 40s, and tomorrow's highs in the afternoon. 57 half moon bay and san francisco 59. oakland some low 60s right around fremont, palo alto, san mateo down in the south bay,

pretty mild. 65 at san jose and at morgan hill cooler up in the north bay. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. you can see that on monday, which is presidents day. we'll have highs up to about 60 degrees or so. not a not a chilly day but not very mild either. a little bit milder on tuesday though by about four degrees or so. then wednesday we have that chance and next chance of light rain. and look at the mild weather later in the week. thursday friday. high temperatures up to 68 on friday, 70 degrees inland and around the bay on saturday. that springlike warmth. mid 60s on the coast. bring it on. oh, yeah. >> well done. we deserve it after what we had last week. >> yeah, you're right about that. >> spencer. thanks. okay. well, still ahead tonight on abc seven news at 11. it's just practice. we're going to take you to the oakland arena, where the energy was running high, all as fans got to see some of the basketball players, the best ones in the world, all

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donation. >> that says it all. a full house at the oakland arena today for the nba all star practice. fans, as you just heard, filled the seats this afternoon in the very same place the golden state warriors used to play. some excited to celebrate the bay area being home to this year's nba all star game. >> oh man, it's so fun. it's never been. it has happened in my lifetime and now he gets to experience it. so that's that's that's that's a plus right there. >> golden state warriors called the oracle arena in oakland home until 2019 when they moved to chase center in san francisco. i mean, no matter where it's held, it's going to be exciting. >> does everybody do the walkout now like they do on the jennifer hudson show, where you dance all your way out? is that what that is? >> are you going to do that off the set? please don't.

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game itself now. tonight we have the skills challenge, three-point shootout, slam dunk contest as well. abc seven's chris alvarez joins us live now from chase center. and chris did not jump over achaea tonight. and that's why he is live for the recap. hey, chris. >> absolutely, larry. i didn't want a torn acl before this sportscast. what a fun night here at chase center. now, we all remember last year with the highlight of all star weekend was steph curry and sabrina ionescu going head to head in the three point contest. the nba wanted to redo it, but adam silver today, the commissioner said it just felt forced and it wasn't going to happen. so they did the three point contest without steph and without sabrina. the local star, it was still really, really good. and here we go buddy buckets buddy healed. he won it back in 2020. dame time damian lillard out of oakland looking for his third in a row. first round.

buddy was just dialed in 31 points the highest total of the round of the night. also tied steph's all time round record. nothing but net alle way around. steph and draymond were hyped. dame was the last to go in the first round in a rare off night for lillard, managing just 16 points. and that meant miami's tyler herro advances to the finals. herro put up 24. so now the pressure is all on buddy to try and match or obviously beat him. and he needed five in his last rack to win it one, two, three and then four. that's where he misses. and that literally does it right there. hero wins the title. steph and everyone else thought buddy had it. all right. draymond green and moses moody repping the warriors in the skills competition. there are those two guys. the spurs trying to game the system here. victor wembanyama chris paul not even trying to make shots in the name of speed. they not only got booed in the contest, but they got disqualified. haha. thumbs

down there. the cavs were the other team in the finals and they finished in exactly a minute. that's donovan mitchell doing his thing. moses moody of the warriors did his part. he finished in just under 30s. he was dialed in. but draymond green was another story on this night as we watch moody finish there with a layup. draymond had some trouble here. didn't hold up his end of the bargain. and the cavs win the skin challenge. oh draymond both warriors laughing about it afterwards i. >> mean i did not think it was going to be fun. but i'm surprised at how much fun it was. i really i really enjoyed it felt like i was like i'm a kid again playing back home on the playground or something. >> i know the past got away from me and then i panicked. then i knocked all the balls over. i feel so bad for moses. god, i blew it. >> jeremiah. you know that's my dog. you know, he he going he going to show up when the lights is on. he going to show up when we need him to. i don't need him in the skill challenge.

i need him in the playoffs. >> back to back. >> yeah. play on play off. draymond activated. how about the dunk contest? one time warriors summer leaguer mac mcclung trying to become the first guy to win it three years in a row. his very first dunk larry biel style over the car. after that it was pretty much a formality. holy moly. and then he jumped over a guy on a hoverboard and also a ball from a guy like two basketballs in one hoop. i don't know how he comes up with these things. and mcclung wins the dunk contest easily for the third time. watch this. i mean, it was so fun. he's not sure if he's going to come back for a four peat, but what a night he put on here in front of the chase center crowd as abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino. larry, where do they come up with these ideas? i know some of them. maybe, like you do this at home on your off time. >> right on the nerf hoop. yes. yeah, yeah. well, yeah. that works. that works. that's my vertical leap at this point. so thank you chris. they got to fix the slam dunk contest because it

can't just be mac mcclung every every yeah yeah yeah they $1 million get the biggest names in the sport and they'll come out. otherwise they just would rather spectate okay. >> you heard that nba. we'll see. get to stretch. >> they have plenty of that. >> yeah we'll see in a little bit okay okay. well much more to come on abc seven news at 11. this is the weekend san francisco needs. we'll take you to a huge street fair that celebrates the chinese new year parade and impact this is expected to have on the economy. and you might have heard there's a fast track scam, but have you heard about the new version of the fast track scam seven on your side helps make sure

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it's right now. from giant pandas to celebrity guests, the chinese new year parade had it all. let's take a look at some highlights. chen had the honor of lighting the traditional firecrackers to commemorate chinese new year.

the actor and producer shared her hope for the new year. >> i think it's a new beginning for our city, with our new mayor, with our new civic leaders, and i feel the year of snake is going to be a great year. >> i agree. tens of thousands of people filled the streets to see dragon dances, martial arts demonstrations, and more celebrations of chinese culture. the parade capped off about two weeks of celebrations to ring in that year of the snake. now it is a huge weekend with not just the chinese new year parade, but of course the nba all star game with the big crowds should come a big financial boost for san francisco. here's abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn showing us what the buzz is all about. >> fun, festive and outpouring of timeless traditions. the two day chinese new year community festival in chinatown, san

francisco, celebrates a new lunar year. >> the happy year of the snake. >> and this year, there's a very special convergence with the chinese new year parade and the nba all star weekend in san francisco. so that means lots of basketball fans. >> i love basketball. diehard fans. >> and even celebrities. >> i'm a former nba player, assistant coach of the miami heat. >> are packing into san francisco's chinatown. bo hong and little caleb are visiting from l.a. >> that was caron butler. he used to play on the lakers, by the way. it was cool to see him. >> in chinatown. two special murals connect the year of the snake and the nba, including this one at willie woo woo park, where there are plenty of hoop dreams. malcolm young is the executive director of chinatown community development center. he says the chinese new year parade and the all-star event are a dynamic duo shining a light on the city of san francisco. >> i think these two events coming together is really showing the best of san francisco. it's highlighting the culture of the city, which is grounded and rooted in immigrants writ large.

immigrants have made this city in many ways. >> in union square, cable cars on the streets are filled with visitors, many of them eager to spend big. this guy definitely scoring a lot on merch this weekend. >> early release for flu game. >> these two major events are a big win for the city. this weekend alone could generate $350 million for san francisco, for sure. san francisco is winning. >> the all-star game and the, you know, china chinese new year's parade coming together at the same time, i think is a really, really wonderful thing. >> in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> now, muni is free all weekend long because of the parade and all star events. fares on all busses and trains are being waived through midnight tomorrow. you will still have to pay to ride cable cars, though those fares remain regular. one of the most popular seven on your side stories we have on abc, seven news.com is about a texting scam targeting bay area drivers using fastrak. now, new

versions of those very same fake texts are popping up. abc seven news reporter tim johns has the new warning. >> a warning to local drivers about an ongoing scam involving fastrak. all around the bay area. people have been getting texts just like this one, warning them they owe money for an overdue toll. some of the messages even saying drivers could face penalties like a suspension of their vehicle registration or legal proceedings if they don't pay up. john goodwin is a spokesperson for the metropolitan transportation commission, the organization that runs fastrak. >> neither we with the fastrak operation here in the bay area nor any other legitimate toll operator is going to seek to collect payment from customers by sending a text message with a link to a website. >> goodwin says this scam has been ongoing for about a year, and over that time period, it's evolved continuously to try and trick more people.

>> this is the second iteration of messages that we've received this calendar year, or that we've been made aware of. >> on the streets of san francisco. we met donald gable, who told us both he and his wife have been getting the scam text messages for months. >> actually, i just got one this morning. >> gable showed it to us, saying he can see why some people would fall for the scam. >> it's pretty precise and clear. concise. excuse me? and it just says what you need to, why it's being sent and what you need to do to rectify the problem. >> fellow san francisco resident jeremy fortes says he, too, has gotten the messages. while fortes knows not to fall for them, he says he worries that older friends or family members might get confused. >> when i see them, i always know, like, wow, i bet you this is working for a lot of people. >> fastrak officials say they're actively working to try and get the scam shut down. >> we have employed a domain shutdown service to try to stamp these out. but, you know, it's a

bit of a it's a bit of a whack a mole game. >> goodwin says if you fallen victim, he recommends calling your bank immediately to try and stop the transaction from going through. in san francisco, tim johns, abc seven news. >> a teenager is recovering after falling inside a mineshaft in placer county. cal fire released video of firefighters rescuing the 16 year old boy. wow. take a look. they say on monday, he and his friends attempted to repel down a vertical section of the shaft using ropes. the rope snapped, causing the teen to fall about 30ft. firefighters had to use a complex rope system and air monitoring to reach and secure him. he was then taken to a local trauma center for treatment. still to come tonight on abc seven news at 11, part of the chinese new year celebration is the crowning of the new miss chinatown. we'll introduce you to her. >> i'm spencer christian. there are some morning showers headed our way, but the sun will also

shine tomorrow. i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a moment. when abc

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a tradition that's been around since the 1950s. miss chinatown usa was crowned last night in san francisco. >> number 14. >> the winner, sydney yi sui, is from hercules in the east bay. she joined us in the abc seven studios this morning with abc seven news anchor stephanie sierra to talk about her goals as the new miss chinatown usa. >> i just hope to give back more to the community. i currently work for a nonprofit called downtown streets team, and we are working to end homelessness through the dignity of work and the power of community. so we're offering case management and workforce development training,

as well as directly employing folks who are unhoused, and also other people who have been formerly incarcerated or just have a hard time finding work. >> we caught up with her at the chinese new year parade. she is a spectacular young woman, so accomplished. she also volunteers for the miss asia pageant and teaches martial arts. wow. >> wow. that's a lot. that's a lot of talent. yeah. very accomplished. yes. >> speaking of the chinese new year parade, it was nice seeing you along the route this evening. >> it was nice being interviewed by you as you ran up alongside the motorized trolley car or whatever. >> yeah, >> i was almost sweating because. >> there was so much running. the weather was so nice. >> let's get to it then. okay, so we've got a little rain coming our way. some morning showers, mainly in the north bay. then it'll just kind of fizzle by midday. we'll have a little bit of afternoon sunshine. so here we go. overnight lows will be mainly in the low to mid 40s. highs tomorrow under partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. mainly upper 50s to the north bay. low 60s elsewhere. and here's the

accuweather seven day forecast. nice day on president's day. dry and mild. gets milder later in the week despite the chance of some light rain on wednesday. look at the end of the week. high temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 friday and saturday. that's both inland and around the bay shoreline. >> spring has sprung. >> it's spring. >> yeah. all right, let's get back to kris now with a preview of sports. hey, kri. >> hey, dion. coming up in sports,

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this is the third time the bay area has hosted the nba's midseason showcase. the last time they were here. 2000 over in oakland, an nba basketball return today to oracle arena for the first time since the 2019 nba finals. game six. of course, the raptors defeated the warriors that season. so much history in the town 47 seasons worth of warriors basketball.

that final stretch saw a dubs dynasty. i had a chance to talk with oakland native damian lillard following the three point contest, and asked him what it meant to play at oracle arena. >> i came here as a kid, as a fan a lot. i came to a lot of concerts here. i came to a lot of and1 mixtape tour stuff here. i felt like i was in that, that building a lot, being from a neighborhood close by you, just every time you get on the freeway going to school, you drive past it. you know, i just got to you get on bart. you know, you see it. so just so much experience and so much history being there. so to be back there today and, you know, have practice there. and just to feel that energy again was cool. and also, you know, the first you know, seven years of my career being able to play there, it was all, you know, it was it was all special for me. >> you know, as much as like being in this arena gives me like, nightmares because i had to go against them. like it was like a real battle. like we literally created teams just to come. just to just to beat the

warriors, you know what i mean? and somehow some way, you know, they, they, they always ended up, you know what i mean. you know, you know, in the finals. >> so and for more on the vibe in the town abc seven sarah hodges was at oracle arena, a day filled with fun memories and the roots of dub nation. >> you can't talk about the warriors without spotlighting oracle, right? over 47 seasons of countless memories taking place in this very arena. so when the nba announced that all-star weekend was coming to the bay, it was no surprise that oakland was included. >> curry is the goat. >> steph curry felt the vibes immediately. >> the energy in this building. i've enjoyed it to the fullest. >> who wouldn't dance into the building where they won three nba titles? >> it is a moment that's just truly oakland. truly, you know, authentic to what i, you know, have experienced here. and it all it all matters. so it's pretty dope. >> good times, great memories

and a whole lot of winning. >> you know, as much as, like being in this arena gives me like, nightmares because i had to go against them. like it was like a real battle. like, we literally created teams just to come. just to just to beat the warriors. >> both draymond and steph giving kudos to the nba for including the foundation of dub nation all-star. >> being in the bay area is in large part due to what's happening in oakland. you know, and so for nba to bring things back over here, kind of bring back that nostalgia feeling is really good. i think it's great for the city. >> what a great way for the nba to pay homage to a city that had such a great impact on the game of basketball from the oakland arena. sara hodges, abc seven sports. college hoops, cal and the always intense mark madsen at georgia tech. cal down to under a minute to go. andre stojakovic drives to the hoop, ties the game. we go to overtime tied at 79. final seconds of ot.

still tied. georgia tech drives, misses and by dungo tips it in at the buzzer. oh, no! bears fall 90 to 88 a heartbreaker. they've dropped four of their last five. stanford's first trip to cameron indoor arena to face duke. it wasn't great. first half maxime reno throwing it down. so nice. we show it twice. his mom at the game and loves it. he had a team high 19 points. stanford was down 15 at the break. second half duke star freshman cooper flagg picks reno's pocket. and then duke defense to offense. fast break. get it to the big man. flagg gets it back for the hammer. he's likely going to be the number one overall pick in the upcoming nba draft. he had 19 points as well. duke wins big 106 70. abc seven sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> dion chris, thank you very much. and a reminder that you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv

and roku. just download the app now and start streaming. and that is it for tonight everyone i'm dion lim. the news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. for spencer, chris, larry all of us here at abc seven. thank you so much for joining us. we're going to leave you now with some highlights from tonight's chinese new year parade. >> enjoy your. 1110 come on.

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