Footlocker House Of Hoops stores around the world linked up on All-Star Saturday for a special "HoopsTalk" event - giving people the chance to quiz their favourite NBA players.

Guys like LeBron James, Pau Gasol and Paul Pierce sat on stage in Dallas, taking questions via video link from stores in New York, Los Angeles, London and Paris.

With questions like "why did you start playing basketball" and "how does it feel to be an all-star" regularly featuring, it goes without saying that there were no juicy revelations.

What was funny though was the way store hosts got progressively crazier in their attempts to out-do each other. London's master of ceremonies, Treble T, tried all manner of gimmicks - including stringing sneakers around his neck and getting kids to spin basketballs on their fingers - to show that London was reppin. The guys in the French store were on some weird business though!

Highlights included Shannon Brown showing us his new creps and explaining how he used to bust calf-raises 24/7...before FLOPPING in the dunk contest a few hours later! Paul Pierce meanwhile described All-Star weekend as a chance for the NBA players to have fun around each other before "becoming enemies again" when the regular season resumes afterwards!

This was my first visit to the House Of Hoops store and I've gotta say, they have a SERIOUS basketball sneaker collection there. With bare throw-back Jordans, it was like a trip down memory lane for me. They were also selling the special All-Star Nike colourways...and whilst I'm not sure about the pinky/red ones, the blue ones were kinda cold! If you want a pair you'd better get on it quick before they're gone.