Which NBA stars are playing at the Drew League?

Nick Metallinos

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Official NBA summer leagues may be done for the season but right across America, there are still many famed pro-am tournaments going on. 

Right now, none are as famed as Los Angeles' Drew League. 

Hot off the heels of a LeBron James and DeMar DeRozan appearance last weekend, the tourney, played in South Central, Los Angeles, has become the biggest basketball talking point. 

James showed out in his first appearance at the Drew since 2011, finishing with 42 points, 16 rebounds and four steals. 

DeRozan, a Compton native, is a regular at the Drew League every summer, and he isn't the only NBA player to appear. Kyrie Irving was also rumored to make an appearance last week but he was helping Lakers assistant coach, Phil Handy, at a youth basketball camp at Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California. 

After James and DeRozan wowed the crowd at the Drew League last weekend, the Hawks' All-Star point guard Trae Young tweeted that wanted in on the action this summer, too. 

Which NBA players are playing at the Drew League this weekend? 

So far there have not been any announcements made, but when it comes to NBA players playing at the Drew League, they tend to be last-minute additions. 

The Drew League will always make the announcements via their Twitter page. 

Which NBA players have played at the Drew League? 

More than 100 NBA players have suited up and played at the Drew League since its inception in 1973, including Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, DeMar DeRozan, James Harden, Chris Paul, Paul George, Paul Pierce, Trae Young, John Wall, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant. 

NBA players have used it as a way of keeping game fit in the offseason much more since the 2011-12 lockout. 

As the Drew League's motto goes: “No excuse. Just produce.”

How to watch Drew League games

  • Date: Saturday, July 23/Sunday, July 24
  • Location: King Drew Magnet High School, Los Angeles
  • Time: 11 a.m. PT | 2 p.m. ET

Drew League games tend to not be televised, but when Lebron James and DeMar DeRozan played basketball fans could stream it via the NBA app or Caffeine TV app. 

That led to a groundbreaking deal with the NBA making select Drew League games available on the NBA app globally. On game days, a web link to the stream will be provided on the NBA's Twitter feed.

Drew League schedule 

Drew League games run over the course of the weekend with games beginning at 11 a.m. PT on both Saturday and Sunday. The last games of the day tip off at 5:45 p.m. PT. 

The full schedule of games for the weekend is below. 

Nick Metallinos

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Nick has been working exclusively within the NBA world for over a decade. He hosted 46 episodes of Ball or Nothin' - a show screened on ESPN highlighting the social media aspects of the NBA. Nick has covered 3 NBA Finals, 5 NBA All-Star weekends, 8 NBA drafts, 5 Jordan Brand Classics plus dozens of playoff games and hundreds of regular season games. 
Nick spends his spare time trying to decide which sneakers best match his outfit.