NBA All-Star weekend will officially tip off Feb. 16 with the Celebrity Game and the Rising Stars game. There will be plenty of star power in the Celebrity Game, but the Rising Stars game will have its own headliners with young talents like Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum and (maybe) Lonzo Ball on the court.
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NBA All-Star weekend: Celebrity Game
When, where & how to watch
The Celebrity Game will be the first event of NBA All-Star weekend and will begin Friday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be played at the Verizon Up Arena at Los Angeles Convention Center, just down the road from the STAPLES Center in downtown LA. You can watch the game live on ESPN or stream live via the WatchESPN app.
Celebrity Game rosters
Here are the official rosters for the Celebrity Game:
Team Lakers
| Caleb McLaughlin, "Stranger Things" actor |
| Jerry Ferrara, "Entourage" actor |
| Rachel Demita, NBA2KTV host |
| Nick Cannon, actor/rapper/comedian |
| Drew Scott, "Property Brothers" co-host |
| Kris Wu, actor/singer |
| Sterling Brim, "Ridiculousness" co-host |
| Terence Crawford, pro boxer |
| Tracy McGrady, Naismith Hall of Famer |
| Nate Robinson, 11-year NBA veteran |
| Candace Parker, two-time WNBA MVP and 2016 WNBA champion |
| Marc Lasry, Bucks co-owner |
| Justin Bieber, singer |
Team Clippers
| Miles Brown, "Black-ish" actor |
| Brandon Armstrong, actor/social media star |
| Dascha Polanco, "Orange Is the New Black" actress |
| Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish" actor |
| Andre De Grasse, Olympic sprinter |
| Jamie Foxx, actor/singer/comedian |
| Bubba Watson, pro golfer/two-time Masters champion |
| Common, actor/rapper |
| Paul Pierce, 10-time NBA All-Star and 2008 NBA champion |
| Jason Williams, 12-year NBA veteran and 2006 NBA champion |
| Stefanie Dolson, two-time WNBA All-Star and two-time NCAA champion |
| Win Butler, Arcade Fire lead singer |
| Quavo, rapper/member of Migos |
NBA All-Star weekend: Rising Stars game
When, where & how to watch
The NBA Rising Stars game will tip off at 9 p.m. following the Celebrity Game. The Rising Stars will play at the Staples Center, where the main events of All-Star weekend are being held. The Rising Stars game will be broadcast on TNT and live-streamed on Watch TNT.
Rising Stars rosters
As usual, the Rising Stars roster features 20 of the league’s best rookies and second-year players. As in the last three years, the game will pit 10 players from the U.S. against 10 international players. Under the current format, the World Team has gone 2-1 against the U.S. Team with all three games being decided by less than 10 points.
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Here are the 2018 Rising Stars rosters:
U.S. Team
| *Lonzo Ball, Lakers |
| Kyle Kuzma, Lakers |
| Brandon Ingram, Lakers |
| Donovan Mitchell, Jazz |
| Dennis Smith Jr., Mavericks |
| Jaylen Brown, Celtics |
| Jayson Tatum, Celtics |
| Kris Dunn, Bulls |
| John Collins, Hawks |
| Taurean Prince, Hawks |
| *Malcolm Brogdon, Bucks |
| De'Aaron Fox, Kings |
World Team
| Ben Simmons (Australia), 76ers |
| Joel Embiid (Cameroon), 76ers |
| Dario Saric (Croatia), 76ers |
| Lauri Makkanen (Finland), Bulls |
| Jamal Murray (Canada), Nuggets |
| Domantas Sabonis (Lithuania), Pacers |
| Frank Ntilikina (France), Knicks |
| Dillon Brooks (Canada), Grizzlies |
| Buddy Hield (Bahamas), Kings |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic (Serbia), Kings |
*injured; will not play