It's Friday of NBA All-Star Weekend. Here's a rundown of tonight's events.
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
Time: 7 p.m. ET at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario
TV: ESPN
Who's playing each other: Team Canada (coached by rapper Drake) vs. Team USA (coached by comedian Kevin Hart)
Synopsis: It's a game of some celebrities, former NBA players, and WNBA players who are in an exhibition game.
Rosters: See below
Team Canada | What The Player/Coach Does | Team USA | What The Player/Coach Does | |
Win Butler | Lead singer of Arcade Fire | Anthony Anderson | Actor in "blackish" | |
Drew Scott | Host of HGTV's Property Brothers | Marc Lasry | Bucks co-owner | |
Jonathan Scott | Host of HGTV's Property Brothers | Joel David Moore | Actor in "Forever" | |
Kris Wu | Singer in EXO, a Korean/Chinese boy band | Nick Cannon | Host of "America's Got Talent" | |
Milos Raonic | Pro Tennis Player | Chauncey Billups | ESPN NBA Analyst, 2004 NBA Finals MVP | |
Stephan James | Actor in the film "Home Again" | O'Shea Jackson, Jr | Actor in "Straight Outta Compton" | |
Tom Cavanagh | Actor in "The Flash" | Elena Delle Donne | Chicago Sky forward, 2015 WNBA MVP | |
Tammy Sutton-Brown | retired WNBA player | Muggsy Bogues | 15-year NBA veteran, Wizards alum (1987-88) | |
Rick Fox | NBA TV Analyst | Terrence Jenkins | Former "106 & Park" Host & E! News Anchor | |
Eugenie Bouchard | Pro Tennis Player | |||
Drake, Head Coach | Grammy-Award winning singer | Kevin Hart, Head Coach | Actor and Comedian | |
DeMar DeRozan, Assistant | Raptors forward | Isaiah Thomas, Assistant | Celtics guard | |
Steve Nash, Assistant | Former NBA player, 2005 & 2006 NBA MVP | Becky Hammon, Assistant | Spurs Assistant Coach | |
Jose Bautista, Assistant | Blue Jays outfielder | Andre Drummond, Assistant | Pistons center |
NBA Rising Stars Challenge
Time: 9 p.m. ET at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario
TV: TNT
Who's playing each other: Team USA vs. The World Team
Synopsis: A group of the NBA's best rookie and sophomores play against each other. Unfortunately, Kelly Oubre isn't in the game. But since he's not playing many minutes, it will be hard for him to make the roster anyway...
Rosters: See below
Team USA | World Team | |||
Player | Team | Player | NBA Team | |
Jordan Clarkson | Lakers | Bojan Bogdanovic | Nets | |
Rodney Hood | Jazz | Clint Capela | Rockets | |
Zach LaVine | Timberwolves | Mario Hezonja | Magic | |
Devin Booker | Suns | Nikola Jokic | Nuggets | |
Jahlil Okafor | 76ers | Trey Lyles | Jazz | |
Jabari Parker | Bucks | Emmanuel Mudiay | Nuggets | |
Elfrid Payton | Magic | Raul Neto | Jazz | |
D'Angelo Russell | Lakers | Kristaps Porzingis | Knicks | |
Marcus Smart | Celtics | Dwight Powell | Mavericks | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | Timberwolves | Andrew Wiggins | Timberwolves | |
Nerlens Noel* | 76ers | Nikola Mirotic* | Bulls |
Enjoy All-Star Friday everyone.