This weekend, NBA superstarsLeBron James,Stephen CurryandRussell Westbrookwill all be taking a quick breather from the regular season to have a little fun.
Friday night marks the start of the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend from Charlotte, North Carolina, which will feature a medley of events to showcase the league’s best talents in a three-day-long extravaganza.
Starting at 7 p.m. ET Friday on ESPN, theAll-Star Celebrity Gamewill kick off the weekend’s activities and will see former NBA players, WNBA stars and pop culture icons duking it out on the court. As PEOPLE exclusivelyrevealed, the home team will includeLuke Cage‘s Mike Colter,Chris Daughtry, Dr. Oz, Terrence J, ESPN analystJay Williamsand comedian JB Smoove. Rapper Rapsody, comedian Famous Los and WNBA player A’ja Wilson are also on the team.
The away team consists of celebs such asreigning MVPQuavo,Bad Bunny,CSI: New York‘s AJ Buckley, Brad Williams,Hasan Minhajand comedian Amanda Seales. Rounding out the team are Ronnie 2K, WNBA’s Stefanie Dolson and Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry.
The Rising Stars Challenge will start at 9 p.m. ET Friday on TNT, and will feature a matchup between 10 first-year players from the United States and 10 second-year players from around the globe. The game will showcase up-and-coming players like Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks,Ben Simmonsof the Philadelphia 76ers,Kyle Kuzmaof the Los Angeles Lakers and Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics.
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The Skills Contest begins at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and will see a slew of young players compete in timed events that will test their ball-handling and shooting talents. After that will be the 3-point contest, which will see Stephen Curry face off against his brother Seth Curry of the Portland Trailblazers, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns and six other shooters in a two-round competition.
Each player will just have a minute to make as many baskets as they can while only being given 25 balls. Regular NBA balls will be worth a single point, while custom-colored “money” balls will be worth two points.
The main event of Saturday night will be the Slam Dunk Contest, which will feature Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets, John Collins of the Atlanta Hawks, Hamidou Diallo of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dennis Smith Jr. of the New York Knicks face off to see who can come up with the most creative and difficult dunks of the night.
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Team LeBron’s starters include Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics, Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors, Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans and Klay Thompson of the Warriors, while Team Giannis will feature Stephen Curry of the Warriors, Joel Embiid of Philadelphia, Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets, Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons and Kyle Lowry of Toronto.
Last year, Team LeBron defeated Team Stephen 148-145 during the All-Star Game.
source: people.com
