LOS ANGELES, CA — The following is the complete schedule for the 2018 NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles, CA. The schedule will take place at The STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles, from Friday, Feb. 16 to Sunday, Feb. 18.
Listed as well are the scheduled times, television channels and streaming options for each day and activities throughout the entire weekend.
As usual, the weekend will kick-off on Friday night with the 2018 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, presented by Ruffles, starting at 7:00 pm ET and that will be followed by the Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars at 9:00 pm, which sees the World Team taking on Team USA.
Some of the featured players set to take the court in the Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars are, Joel Embiid (76ers), Bogdan Bogdanovic (Kings), Buddy Hield (Kings), Jamal Murray (Nuggets), Dario Saric (76ers) and Ben Simmons (76ers) for the World Team, while the likes of Jayson Tatum (Celtics), Jaylen Brown (Celtics), Brandon Ingram (Lakers) and Kyle Kuzma (Lakers) will be on U.S. TEAM.
The U.S. team will be without Lonzo Ball (Lakers) and Malcolm Brogdon (Bucks) who are both injured and will not participate.
Meanwhile, on Saturday night at 8 p.m., the State Farm All-Star activities will be streamed on TNT. On the list are: Taco Bell Skills Challenge (first event), JBL Three-Point Contest (second event) and Verizon Slam Dunk (third event).
On Sunday will be the 67th NBA All-Star Game at 8 p.m., but TNT streaming coverage begins at 7 p.m.
Below is a schedule of events for NBA All-Star 2018 in Los Angeles, CA.
Friday, Feb. 16
All times Eastern (ET)
12:30 p.m. | Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars Practice | NBA TV
7 p.m. | NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles | ESPN
9 p.m. | Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars | TNT
Saturday, Feb. 17
All times Eastern (ET)
1 p.m. | Hall of Fame Announcement | NBA TV
2 p.m. | NBA All-Star Practice & Media Day | NBA TV
7 p.m. | Commissioner Adam Silver media availability | NBA TV
8 p.m. | State Farm All-Star Saturday Night | TNT
– Taco Bell Skills Challenge (first event)
– JBL Three-Point Contest (second event)
– Verizon Slam Dunk (third event)
Sunday, Feb. 18
All times Eastern (ET)
1 p.m. | NBA Legends Brunch | NBA TV coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET
4:30 p.m. | NBA G League International Challenge presented by Kumho Tire | NBA TV
8 p.m. | 67th NBA All-Star Game | TNT coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET