NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

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Station:
ESPN (US)

Status:
Running

Start:
2003-02-07

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The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is an annual exhibition basketball game held by the National Basketball Association that takes place during the NBA All-Star Weekend and features retired NBA players, WNBA players, actors, musicians and athletes from sports other than basketball.The game was first held during the 2002–03 season as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is played on Friday in the same host city as the NBA All-Star Game. However, the game is not held in the same arena as all the other All-Star Saturday events. Instead, it is held on the NBA Jam Session's practice court.

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List of episodes

S2024E1 - 2024 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

The game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Coach's Stephen A. Smith, A'ja Wilson, Lil Wayne with players: Jennifer Hudson, Tristan Jass, Jack Ryan, Metta World Peace, AJ McLean, Kwame Onwuachi, NatashaCloud, Adam Blackstone, CJ Stroud, Gianmarco Tamberi.  

Coach's Shannon Sharpe, Peyton Manning, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson with players: Micah Parsons, Quincy Isaiah, Conor Daly, Jewell Loyd, Kai Cenat, Dylan Wang, LillySingh, SiR, Walker Hayes, Anuel AA. 

Air Date: 16 Feb 2024 18:00 (CDT)

S2025E1 - 2025 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

The game will be played at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif. 

Team Bonds and 2 Chainz: Coaches: Barry Bonds and 2 Chainz: Players; Kai Cenat (streamer), Noah Kahan (musician), Pablo Schreiber (actor), Masai Russell (Olympic gold medalist), Dylan Wang (actor), Baron Davis (former NBA star), Allisha Gray, (WNBA All-Star), Danny Ramirez (actor), Mickey Guyton (musician), Tucker Halpern (musician), Rome Flynn (actor).

Team Rice and Lame: Coaches: Jerry Rice and Khaby Lame: Players; Druski (comedian), Shaboozey (musician), Chris Brickley (basketball trainer), Walker Hayes (musician), Oliver Stark (actor), Matt Barnes (NBA champion), Kayla Thornton (WNBA champion), Shelby McEwen (Olympic silver medalist), Bayley (WWE star), AP Dhillon (musician), Terrell Owens (Hall of Fame WR).

Air Date: 14 Feb 2025 18:00 (CDT)

S2026E1 - 2026 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

Live from the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. 

Rosters
Player rosters for the 2026 Ruffles® NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will include: actor, writer and producer Keegan-Michael Key, multi-platinum rapper and Indian entertainment icon Badshah, multi-platinum producer Mustard, multi-platinum rapper GloRilla, NBA legend and champion Jeremy Lin, ABC's "The Bachelorette" and Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Taylor Frankie Paul, "Love Island USA" standout Nicolas Vansteenberghe, ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania, Los Angeles-native and All-Pro NFL wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, six-time NFL Pro Bowler and Los Angeles Chargers star Keenan Allen, Brazilian soccer legend and two-time FIFA World Cup champion Cafu, creator and co-founder of Dude Perfect Cody Jones, social media creator and basketball personality Jenna Bandy, singer-songwriter and viral hitmaker Adrien Nuñez, 7-foot-6 former NBA player Tacko Fall, Phoenix Suns Chairman and Governor Mat Ishbia and Charlotte Hornets Co-Chairman and Governor Rick Schnall.

Emmy-winning actor and reigning Ruffles® NBA All-Star Celebrity Game MVP Rome Flynn, Marvel's "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" and upcoming "Avengers: Doomsday" actor Simu Liu and seven-time Olympic medalist sprinter Andre De Grasse will return for their second Celebrity Games, while Chinese actor and singer Dylan Wang and NBA legend and champion Jason "White Chocolate" Williams return for their third.

Coaches
Two-time NBA MVP and NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo along with his brothers Thanasis and Alex Antetokounmpo, former MVP, four-time World Series Champion and Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts, world-renowned NBA shooting coach Lethal Shooter, Emmy®-winning actor and comedian Anthony Anderson and one of the NBA's top player development trainers Chris Brickley will serve as coaches.

Air Date: 13 Feb 2026 18:00 (CDT)