Celebrity Game - 7PM on ESPN - Dwight Howard coaches the East team and Kevin Durant the West team. "Celebrities" include....Grammy Award-winner Ne-Yo (R&B/pop); Common (Just Wright); JB Smoove ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"); Vinny Guadagnino ("Jersey Shore"); Kevin Hart (Laugh At My Pain); Javier Colon ("The Voice"); Drew and Jonathan Scott ("Property Brothers"); Jesse Williams ("Grey's Anatomy"); NBA Legends Mitch Richmond (six-time NBA All-Star), Penny Hardaway (four-time NBA All-Star), and Nick Anderson (NBA legend); 2011 WNBA MVP Tamika Catchings (WNBA, Indiana Fever); and Doug Gottlieb (ESPN, "The Doug Gottlieb Show").
Rookie/Sophmore Game - 9PM on TNT - Only game that features Jeremy Lin! This game is actually no longer Rookies vs. Sophmores. They are now Team Shaq and Team Chuck. They drafted from a pool of Rookies and Sophmores so each team is made up of a mix of both.
#TeamShaq Blake Griffin, LA Clippers Jeremy Lin, NY Knicks Ricky Rubio, Minnesota Timberwolves Markieff Morris, Phoenix Suns Kemba Walker, Charlotte Bobcats Landry Fields, NY Knicks Norris Cole, Miami Heat Brandon Knight, Detroit Pistons Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Cavaliers Greg Monroe, Detroit Pistons Team Chuck
#TeamChuck Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings Derrick Williams, Minnesota Timberwolves Paul George, Indiana Pacers MarShon Brooks, NJ Nets John Wall, Washington Wizards Tiago Splitter, San Antonio Spurs (out with injury) Evan Turner, Philadelphia 76ers Gordon Hayward, Utah Jazz Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs Derrick Favors, Utah Jazz
no offense to Charles Barkley, but Team Shaq is gonna wreck
Saturday
First things first...looks like they got rid of HORSE. Thank god.
All-Star Saturday Night - 8:30PM on TNT - no need to explain these events you all know how they work.
Shooting Stars Challenge
Team Orlando - Jameer Nelson, Marie Ferdinand-Harris, Dennis Scott Team Atlanta - Jerry Stackhouse , Lindsey Harding, Steve Smith Team New York - Landry Fields, Cappie Pondexter, Allan Houston Team Texas - Chandler Parsons, Sophia Young, Kenny Smith
Skills Challenge
Kyrie Irving Tony Parker Rajon Rondo John Wall Russell Westbrook Deron Williams
3-Point Contest
James Jones Kevin Love Ryan Anderson Anthony Morrow Mario Chalmers Kevin Durant
Slam Dunk Contest
Derrick Williams Paul George Jeremy Evans Chase Budinger
Sunday
HEY IT'S THE ALL STAR GAME - 7:30pm on TNT
EAST
Carmelo Anthony (New York) LeBron James (Miami) Derrick Rose (Chicago) Dwyane Wade (Miami) Dwight Howard (Orlando) Chris Bosh (Miami) Luol Deng (Chicago) Roy Hibbert (Indiana) Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia) Joe Johnson (Atlanta) Paul Pierce (Boston) Rajon Rondo (Boston) Deron Williams (New Jersey)
Coach: Tom Thibodeau
WEST
Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City) Blake Griffin (L.A. Clippers) Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers) Chris Paul (L.A. Clippers) Andrew Bynum (L.A. Lakers) LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland) Marc Gasol (Memphis) Kevin Love (Minnesota) Steve Nash (Phoenix) Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) Tony Parker (San Antonio) Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City)
I like the way they picked teams, wish they'd do that for the All-Star game proper -- imagine how pissed Kobe would be after he's taken 5th or 6th after guys like James, Durant, Howard, etc.