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Miami HEAT’s Brian Grant and Eddie Jones Hang With All-Star Balloting Winners

May 9 2002 10:01AM

Winners and their families with Brain Grant and Eddie Jones
Photo: Denis Bancroft

As part of the “2002 NBA All-Star Balloting Contest,” the HEAT encouraged fans to get their friends, families and co-workers to vote for the starters of the 2002 NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia, which took place on February 10. During the HEAT season, a balloting squad member recorded how many ballots each participant turned in before the January 13 deadline. HEAT fan Eliott Vuelta submitted the most ballots - a total of 1, 703 - to become the grand prize winner, while HEAT fan Elsa Deull came in second place after turning in 1,536 ballots. The outing with Brian Grant and Eddie Jones was held at GameWorks on May 2, 2002.





Ben Deull, Eddie Jones and winner Elsa Deull
Photo: Denis Bancroft
Elliot Vuelta challenges Brian Grant and his son to a race.
Photo: Denis Bancroft
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