NBA All-Star Weekend, February 14th - 16th, 2025

[BearlyBallin]

Friday, Feb. 14
12:30 p.m. ET | Castrol Rising Stars Practice NBA TV & NBA App

6 p.m. ET | Basketball Hall of Fame News Conference NBA TV & NBA App

7 p.m. ET | Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game ESPN

9 p.m. ET | Castrol Rising Stars TNT & TruTV

Game 1: Team C vs. Team T
Game 2: Team G League vs. Team M
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

Saturday, Feb. 15
2 p.m. ET | NBA All-Star Practice & Media Day presented by AT&T NBA TV & NBA App

5 p.m. ET | NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T NBA TV
Morehouse College vs. Tuskegee University

7 p.m. ET | Commissioner Adam Silver News Conference NBA TV & NBA App

8 p.m. ET | State Farm All-Star Saturday Night TNT & TruTV

1st Event: Kia Skills Challenge
2nd Event: Starry 3-Point Contest
3rd Event: AT&T Slam Dunk

Sunday, Feb. 16
2 p.m. ET | NBA Legends Brunch NBA TV & NBA App

3:30 p.m. ET | G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T TUBI

8 p.m. ET | 74th NBA All-Star Game TNT & TruTV

Game 1: Kenny’s Young Stars vs. Chuck’s Global Stars
Game 2: Shaq’s OGs vs. Candace’s Rising Stars
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

[AFM]

LETS GO!!!!!!!!!

[BearlyBallin]

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I’m rooting for the Wiz Kids, but my eye keeps going straight to Team C.

Edit*
Teams in that tweet don’t include the changes due to injury and Wemby playing in the All-Star game tournament instead.

Updated rosters below:
Castrol Rising Stars Team Rosters

Team T
Honorary coach = Tim Hardaway

Brandin Podziemski (Golden State Warriors)*
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Miami Heat)
Gradey Dick (Toronto Raptors)
Anthony Black (Orlando Magic)*
Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks)
Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards)
Tristan da Silva (Orlando Magic)

Team M
Honorary coach = Mitch Richmond

Amen Thompson (Houston Rockets)
Ausar Thompson (Detroit Pistons)*
Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards)
Toumani Camara (Portland Trail Blazers)*
Bub Carrington (Washington Wizards)
Julian Strawther (Denver Nuggets)
Matas Buzelis (Chicago Bulls) *

Team C
Honorary coach = Chris Mullin

Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs)
Dalton Knecht (L.A. Lakers)
Jaylen Wells (Memphis Grizzlies)
Keyonte George (Utah Jazz)
Zach Edey (Memphis Grizzlies)
Trayce Jackson-Davis (Golden State Warriors)
Ryan Dunn (Phoenix Suns)*

Team G League
Honorary coach = Jeremy Lin

JD Davison (Maine Celtics)
Mac McClung (Osceola Magic)
Bryce McGowens (Rip City Remix)
Leonard Miller (Iowa Wolves)
Dink Pate (Mexico City Capitanes)
Reed Sheppard (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
Pat Spencer (Santa Cruz Warriors)

* Rookies Ryan Dunn (PHX) and Matas Buzelis (CHI) along with sophomores Anthony Black (ORL), Toumani Camara (POR), Ausar Thompson (DET), Brandin Podziemski (GSW) and Julian Strawther (DEN) have been named replacements.

Rookies Jared McCain (PHI) and Yves Missi (NOP) along with sophomores Victor Wembanyama (SAS), Brandon Miller (CHA), Dereck Lively II (DAL), Cason Wallace (OKC) and Scoot Henderson (POR) will not play.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Bub looked okay until he went for an up fake on the game-winner for the other team.

[frontline205]

Anyone else concerned it was our guys wh broke down defensively?

[Kanyewest]

Bilal kind of mailed it in defensively from what I saw. Sarr and his team couldn't really secure defensive rebounds.

Carrington looked alright.

[AFM]

Honestly, what is wrong with Chris Paul.

[Kanyewest]

Honestly, what is wrong with Chris Paul.

It was Wemby according to Draymond Green. Chris Paul needed to get that parental speech on "what would you do if Wemby drives off a cliff?"

[Kanyewest]

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[AFM]

I agree with O'Connor actually. And definitely don't agree with whatever Kuz is implying -- "our game" only "we" can speak about it lol dude you are a bum.

[doclinkin]

Honestly, what is wrong with Chris Paul.

It was Wemby according to Draymond Green. Chris Paul needed to get that parental speech on "what would you do if Wemby drives off a cliff?"

Doubt it. I bet CP3 hatched the plan and Wemby, student of the game that he is, asked everybody if this was legal or true. His first ASG so he didn't want to mess things up. CP3 just knows not to broadcast a plan beforehand, and in warm-ups was shooting the shot etc to look like he was taking it seriously. Throw people off.

[DCZards]

Kuz is right that two-way players are actually NBA players. O'Connor should know that...assuming he's actually a NBA writer.

[Kanyewest]

Honestly, what is wrong with Chris Paul.

It was Wemby according to Draymond Green. Chris Paul needed to get that parental speech on "what would you do if Wemby drives off a cliff?"

Doubt it. I bet CP3 hatched the plan and Wemby, student of the game that he is, asked everybody if this was legal or true. His first ASG so he didn't want to mess things up. CP3 just knows not to broadcast a plan beforehand, and in warm-ups was shooting the shot etc to look like he was taking it seriously. Throw people off.

Wemby was the one who asked but maybe it was part of his master plan?
https://streamable.com/5q9woe

[BearlyBallin]

No LBJ tonight, due to ankle soreness

[verbal8]

I did not watch the NBA games this year, but not sure I get the extreme criticism. It isn't like there is a great tradition of the NBA All-Star game being this absolute must see event. I think the dunk and 3 point contest have at least as much fan interest as the game. I do think the move away from the Conference format makes a lot of sense, in the 80s superstars generally stuck with teams, so the conference alignment made sense.

I do get the Kevin Hart overload criticism.

I did watch the NFL game and some of the events. They seem to be on the right track of making it fun and an opportunity to celebrate the stars. It might be a little easier to accomplish in the post season format of the NFL game, but basketball really makes more sense as an in-season event.

Baseball is the game that lends itself the most to the All-Star game format, because it is a lot more individual sport than football and even basketball.

[BearlyBallin]

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I wonder what the ratings were going up against SNL 50th Anniversary.

[pancakes3]

king of the court, 1v1, 3v3, knockout

[AFM]

Make it East vs West but the losers aren't eligible for a max extension on their next contract

[doclinkin]

3v3

Like that: 3 on 3 tournament. Allow Ice Cube's current Big 3 champions to earn a spot. Big pot for the winners, and a guaranteed shoe contract or branded merchandise rights for the spotlight. A portion of the jersey sales for the team winners.

[pancakes3]

3v3

Like that: 3 on 3 tournament. Allow Ice Cube's current Big 3 champions to earn a spot. Big pot for the winners, and a guaranteed shoe contract or branded merchandise rights for the spotlight. A portion of the jersey sales for the team winners.

These incentives would probably work better as a "best of the rest" player pool for guys who didn't make the all-star team. Or you can make it grouped college alumni. See if the UNC squad could beat the Duke squad. Sneaky good UVa squad with Ty Jerome, Trey Murphy III and Deandre Hunter. Guys would play harder, and the merchandising has a built-in audience.

See how the Villanova team stacks up against an all-Australia team or see how all-France fares against Big3.