Actor and comedian Jay Mohr is a sports fanatic, regularly filling in on the nationally syndicated sports talk program, “The Jim Rome Show.” Mohr was at the MLB All-Star Game in Kansas City along with Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Cal Ripken Jr. to talk baseball. But the actor also explained why, as a new father to a child with actress Nikki Cox, he’s no longer allowed to play video games, in this exclusive video interview below.

NEW YORK CITY – Kevin Love has had plenty of time to play games of late. The NBA All-Star was knocked out of the NBA Playoffs with an injury. But the Minnesota Timberwolves star has been keeping busy with games. After serving as a member of Team Ghost with Ubisoft for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier, Love showed off the gaming capabilities of the new Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone at a press event in New York City. Love talks about his love of games in the exclusive video interview below.

Linsanity continues to captivate the world. And in Orlando, Jeremy Lin was a hot topic amongst the NBA All-Stars. New York Knicks NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony fielded a lot of Lin questions. But one he did address was the upgrade of Lin in 2K Sports’ NBA 2K12 game. Lin actually received two player upgrades in one week because of his Cinderella story in the NBA. Anthony talks about the in-game player ratings in this exclusive video interview below.

NBA All-Star Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns was asked a lot of trade deadline questions in Orlando. But one thing he enjoyed talking about was his videogame habits. There’s a reason Nash worked with EA Sports on the commercial for FIFA Soccer 12. He only plays FIFA when he’s gaming. Nash talks videogames in this exclusive video interview from Orlando.

While Kobe Bryant got most of the attention in Orlando, his Lakers teammate and NBA All-Star Andrew Bynum was also in town for the festivities. Bynum spends most of his free time playing EA Sports FIFA Soccer 12, rather than the 2K Sports basketball game NBA 2K12. The big man talks about his gaming in this exclusive video interview below.

Want to see how you can do against an NBA All-Star? Orlando Magic Center and leading NBA All-Star 2012 vote getter Dwight Howard plays so much Call of Duty that he issued a challenge to any gamer out there. He even gives out his Xbox Live Gamertag for anyone to take him on in Activision’s game. Check out the challenge from Superman himself in this exclusive video below and then log into Xbox Live and take on one of the biggest stars in basketball today.

EA Sports was at NBA All-Star 2012 in Orlando, which took place in the backyard of EA Tiburon – the new home to NBA Live 2013. Portland Trailblazers All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge would love to grace the cover of NBA Live 2013, which hits Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this fall. Aldridge promises to play EA’s new basketball game every day if he can be the cover athlete. Check out the exclusive video interview below.

In what might be his last season in the city because of trade rumors, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, winner of the last three Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards, is this year’s leading vote-getter in the 2012 NBA All-Star Balloting program presented by Sprint with 1,600,390 votes. Howard is a two-time NBA videogame cover athlete, having worked with both EA Sports on NBA Live and Midway on NBA Ballers. The 2012 NBA All-Star Game, which will reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages, will be played at Amway Center in Orlando on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Howard talks about videogames in this exclusive video interviews below and on the next page.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Sprint tipped off 2012 NBA All-Star Balloting  during a special event in Orlando, the official host city of NBA All-Star 2012. The 61st NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio in the U.S., and reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages, will be played at the Amway Center on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Despite the lockout and the shortened season, the NBA will take a break to celebrate the biggest names in basketball. Gamers won't have to rely on 2K Sports' NBA 2K12 to simulate the celebration of basketball this year. Traditionally, EA Sports, 2K Sports and Sony PlayStation have all taken part in the All Star festivities.

LOS ANGELES – With the NBA season saved and players getting back to work, NBA All Star Blake Griffin has been keeping busy. He appeared in commercials to promote id Software’s RAGE game and was recently on hand at the world’s first 3D sports bar, South by Vizio. Griffin talks about his gaming background and offers his thoughts on 3D in this exclusive video interview below.

Valve, creator of best-selling game franchises such as Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead, and Counter-Strike and leading technologies like Steam and Source has teamed up with popular recording artist The National for a new contest. They announced a music video making contest based on The National's song "Exile Vilify," which is featured in Valve's bestselling game, Portal 2.