NBA All-Star Celebrity Game rosters 2024: Full list of famous participants for Team Shannon vs. Team Stephen A

Gilbert McGregor

NBA All-Star Celebrity Game rosters 2024: Full list of famous participants for Team Shannon vs. Team Stephen A image

Nothing quite signals the arrival of NBA All-Star Weekend like the annual NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

This year's celebrity game features big names from top to bottom, with ESPN analyst and Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe and his ESPN counterpart Stephen A. Smith serving as head coaches for their respective eponymous teams.

Leading the charge for Team Shannon is Cowboys LB Micah Parsons while Texans Offensive Rookie of the Year CJ Stroud leads Team Stephen A. In addition to the star power on the floor, each coaching staff features some big names.

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Here are the full rosters for the 2024 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

NBA All-Star Celebrity Game rosters 2024

Team Shannon

  • Anuel AA, musician
  • Kai Cenat, online streamer
  • Conor Daly, IndyCar Series driver
  • Walker Hayes, musician
  • Quincy Isaiah, actor
  • Jewell Loyd, guard for WNBA's Seattle Storm
  • Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver
  • Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys linebacker
  • Lilly Singh, entertainer
  • SiR, musician
  • Dylan Wang, actor

Coaches: Shannon Sharpe, Peyton Manning and 50 Cent

In addition to Parsons, Team Shannon features streamer Kai Cenat, Quincy Isaiah from HBO's "Winning Time," and recording artist SiR. Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd, who led the WNBA in scoring during the 2023 season, is Team Shannon's representation from the W.

MORE: Revisiting Shannon Sharpe's basketball career

Team Stephen A

  • Adam Blackstone, musician
  • Natasha Cloud, guard for WNBA's Phoenix Mercury
  • Mecole Hardman Jr., Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver
  • Jennifer Hudson, musician, actress and TV host
  • Tristan Jass, content creator
  • AJ McLean, member of the Backstreet Boys
  • Kwame Onwuachi, award-winning chef
  • Jack Ryan, basketball entertainer
  • Metta Sandiford-Artest, 17-year NBA veteran
  • CJ Stroud, Houston Texans quarterback
  • Gianmarco Tamberi, Olympic High Jump Champion

Coaches: Stephen A. Smith, A'ja Wilson, Lil Wayne

The W is represented on Team Stephen A by Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud. Cloud is joined by award-winning artist Jennifer Hudson and former Pacers forward Metta Sandiford-Artest, formerly known as Ron Artest and Metta World Peace.

MORE: Revisiting the basketball career of ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith

When is the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game?

  • Date: Friday, Feb. 16
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET | 4 p.m. PT

The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is set to tip off around 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 16. It is the first event of the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis and will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.

The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will air on ESPN and can be streamed on Sling TV.

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2024 NBA All-Star schedule

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Friday, Feb. 16

  • Celebrity Game
  • NBA Rising Stars

Saturday, Feb. 17

  • HBCU Classic (Winston-Salem State vs. Virginia Union)
  • Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest, Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu 3-Point Challenge and Slam Dunk Contest

Sunday, Feb. 18

  • NBA All-Star Game

Gilbert McGregor

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Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.