NBA All-Star weekend is back in California for the second straight year. Among the on-court events are the celebrity game and Rising Stars competition on Friday,…<\/p>\n
All-Star weekend is back in California for the second straight year, this time moving to Inglewood for the NBA’s annual midseason showcase.<\/p>\n
Among the on-court events are the celebrity game and Rising Stars competition on Friday night, 3-point, Shooting Stars and slam-dunk contests on Saturday and a new All-Star game format on Sunday that features the USA vs. the World<\/a>.<\/p>\n The U.S. vs. the World concept was talked about for years before finally becoming a reality<\/a> this season. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association unveiled the long-awaited plan earlier this season, after trying yet again to figure out the latest way<\/a> to spark renewed interest in the game.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s some of what to know about All-Star weekend:<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the rundown (all times Eastern):<\/p>\n Friday \u2014 All-Star celebrity game, 7 p.m. (ESPN); Rising Stars competition, 9 p.m. (Peacock), NBA HBCU Classic, 11 p.m. (Peacock)<\/p>\n Saturday \u2014 NBA All-Star media day, 1:30 p.m. (NBA TV); Commissioner Adam Silver press conference, 4 p.m. (NBA TV); 3-point contest, Shooting Stars and slam-dunk contests, starting at 5 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)<\/p>\n Sunday \u2014 NBA All-Star Game, 5 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)<\/p>\n
The All-Stars are split among three teams, which were selected by NBA.<\/p>\n USA Stripes: Boston’s Jaylen Brown, New York’s Jalen Brunson, Golden State’s Stephen Curry, Houston’s Kevin Durant, Los Angels Lakers’ LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell and Miami’s Norman Powell.<\/p>\n Coach: San Antonio’s Mitch Johnson<\/p>\n USA Stars: Toronto’s Scottie Barnes, Phoenix’s Devin Booker, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren, Atlanta’s Jalen Johnson and Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey.<\/p>\n Coach: Detroit’s J.B. Bickerstaff.<\/p>\n World: Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Portland’s Deni Avdija, Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, Indiana’s Pascal Siakam, New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns, San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama and Houston’s Alperen Sengun. (Sengun is the injury replacement for Gilgeous-Alexander)<\/p>\n Coach: Toronto’s Darko Rajakovic.<\/p>\n
The two U.S. teams both have eight players while the World team has nine players. Games will be one standard NBA quarter, or 12 minutes long.<\/p>\n The USA Stars will play the World in Game 1. The winner of that game will play the USA Stripes in Game 2. The loser of Game 1 will play the USA Stripes in Game 3.<\/p>\n The teams with the best two records will play in the championship game. If all three teams are 1-1, point differential would be the tiebreaker.<\/p>\n
According to BetMGM Sportsbook, Team USA Stripes is the favorite to win the All-Star tournament at +160, followed by the World (+170) and the USA Stars (+200). <\/p>\n The favorites for All-Star MVP are Wembanyama (+700), Doncic (+1000) and Cunningham (+1100).<\/p>\n
The eight 3-point contest competitors are Booker, Murray, Maxey, Powell, Mitchell, Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis, Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel and Portland’s Damian Lillard.<\/p>\n The four slam dunk competitors are San Antonio’s Carter Bryant, Miami’s Keshad Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers’ Jaxson Hayes and Orlando’s Jase Richardson.<\/p>\n
NBA says Sengun will be the injury replacement for Gilgeous-Alexander at the All-Star Game<\/a> <\/p>\n Dame Time: Lillard, who hasn\u2019t played this season, will be in 3-point contest at All-Star Saturday<\/a> <\/p>\n Shooting Stars returning to NBA\u2019s All-Star Saturday Night lineup<\/a> <\/p>\n Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant to team up at All-Star Game. Kawhi Leonard added to roster<\/a> <\/p>\n
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