The NBA All-Star weekend will be held from Friday, February 17, 2017 (2/17/17) to Sunday, February 19, 2017 (2/19/17) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The weekend will include the NBA Skills Challenge, 3-point Shooting Contest and Slam Dunk Contest, along with a All-Star Celebrity Game and the Developmental League All-Star Game.
Here’s what you need to know:
Friday, Feb. 17
10:30 a.m. Rising Stars Challenge practice, NBA TV
12 p.m. NBA All-Stars Media availability, NBA TV
7 p.m. All-Star Celebrity Game
TV: ESPN
Livestream: WatchESPN, ESPN app
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Celebrity rosters:
East:
Coach Michael Smith, ESPN (His and Hers, SC6)
Miles Brown (Black-ish; he’s 11 years old)
Tom Cavanagh (Ed and The Flash)
Andy Grammer (musical artist, “Honey, I’m Good”)
Jiang Jinfu (Chinese actor)
Anthony Mackie (Falcon, Marvel movies)
Hasan Minhaj (The Daily Show)
Aaron Sanchez (Chopped)
West:
Coach Jemele Hill, ESPN (His and Hers and SC6)
Brandon Armstrong (former first-round pick)
Rachel DeMita (Former D1 player)
Ansel Elgort (Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars)
Caleb McLaughlin (Stranger Things)
Peter Rosenberg (Ebro in the Morning)
Kris Wu (Chinese-Canadian recording artist and actor)
Smith will be joined on the sidelines by Draymond Green and Rocsi Diaz. Hill will be assisted by Kyle Lowry and Fat Joe.
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Celebrity All-Star Game MVPs
2006 Nelly
2007 Tony Potts
2008 Terrell Owens
2009 Terrell Owens
2010 Michael Rapaport
2011 Justin Bieber
2012 Kevin Hart
2013 Kevin Hart
2014 Kevin Hart
2014 Arne Duncan
2015 Kevin Hart
2016 Win Butler
Celebrity rosters:
9 p.m. Rising Stars Chalenge, TNT
Saturday, Feb. 18
11 a.m. Hall of Fame announcement
12 p.m. NBA All-Star Game practice, NBA TV
2:30 p.m. Developmental League All-Star Game, NBA TV
7 p.m. Commissioner Adam Silver press conference
8 p.m. All-Star Saturday night: Skills Competition, 3-Point Shooting Contest, Slam Dunk Contest, TNT
Sunday
8 p.m. NBA All-Star Game, TNT
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