As basketball fans from around the world flock to the Bay Area to enjoy NBA All-Star Weekend festivities, the city of Oakland is grappling with another major economic setback.

As the excitement builds around the NBA All-Star Game, some of the action took place off the court at schools in Oakland, where NBA All-Stars past and present put in time to volunteer with the kids.

All this talk of positive momentum coming from the Athletics as they enter Spring Training stems from their 39-37 record to ...