I love that a fan stopped Barbosa and apparently asked him to autograph a picture of that fan and Spike Lee:

Jason Kidd apparently did not get as much attention from the crowd as whoever it was that was entering after him:
Funny thing about most of the point guards in this event: they kinda looked short in real life.  Kidd is barely 6'2, despite being listed in most media guides as taller than that (6'4).  Steve Nash was shorter still - he barely breaks 6'0.  Barbosa was tall, though... he was at least 6'3.5, in my opinion. 

Oh, and Jason Kidd has seen into my soul:
Okay, I admittedly don't know if this is Robbie Fowler or Steve McManaman, but both were there today:
I know Claudio Reyna.  Homeboy is mad old... I remember Pele once said that it was Reyna who taught him the game...
Baron Davis is the coolest guy, period.  The fans loved him.  He seemed to like me (or at least my Argentina jersey).  He even took a pic of me:

Next up, the man himself, rocking the $5,000 faux-hawk, Steve Nash:
Also there were Raja Bell, and last-minute surprise Thierry Henry.  Well, he was only a surprise if you actually thought France was going to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Euro2008.

The crowd was pretty packed at points - here is another pic to emphasize the point:
Once the game started, the fan favorite was clearly the one dude playing soccer in a baseball cap:
I forget who actually scored the first goal, but I do know who had the assist. Really, to no one's surprise... Jason Kidd.  He may be aging, but I'm better he still has one monster season left in him.

Baron Davis was clearly the most inexperienced player on the field, which combined with his silly fun antics made him a crowd favorite.  When he miraculous scored the second goal of the game (I don't even know how it happened), the crowd had it's biggest applause, and promptly broke into a clap-clap-clap "Ba-ron Da-vis" chant.  Though the rumor seems to be that he is on his way to Detroit, I think he would make a great Knick.  The city would love him.

Here's more of the crazy crowd - those guys spent the whole game, almost 2 hours, in that position on the fence:
Claudio Reyna resembles Elliot Gould in that pic, no?

Here's more of those fans, plus Baron Davis in his cap and basketball kicks:

This guy was my favorite fan of the game though...
Why is he my favorite?  Check out what he's standing on to get a better view:
The second half highlight was one of the MLS players faking an injury, and Baron Davis jumping on top of him while he was laying on the ground.

Also, there was Baron Davis (again, he's the entertainment) committing a foul in the goal area, drawing a yellow card and giving up the easy penalty kick for Henry.  Not a good foul, Baron. 

The game ended in spectacular style, as Steve Nash did his version of Maxi Rodriguez' famous goal against Mexico.  Nash took a long outlet pass, bounced it off his chest, and whipped in the hard kick past the goaltender.  That must have felt good for Nash.

Here's a very meta photo of Barbosa on the way out... or really, a photo of the man taking a photo of the man, while standing next to the man:
Everyone wanted a word with Baron Davis:
Thierry Henry, departing after losing his shirt:
One more Steve Nash pic:
Jason Kidd was always the easier person to photograph, because he is taller than Steve Nash.

It was a great event.  Here's hoping more athletes will try to do fun events in NYC similar to this one today.