{"id":2278809,"date":"2026-02-12T12:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2278809"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:51:20","slug":"2026-nba-all-star-celebrity-game-rosters-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/2026-nba-all-star-celebrity-game-rosters-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Rosters unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NBA and ESPN have officially<br \/>\nunveiled the star-studded rosters for the 2026 Ruffles\u00ae NBA<br \/>\nAll-Star Celebrity Game, set to take place on Friday, Feb. 13 at<br \/>\nthe Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. The game tips off at 7 p.m.<br \/>\nET (Saturday, Feb. 14 at 8 a.m. PHT) and will be exclusively<br \/>\navailable on Disney+ in the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of All-Star Weekend<br \/>\nfestivities, the annual showcase once again blends basketball with<br \/>\npop culture, bringing together celebrities from music, film,<br \/>\ntelevision, sports and digital media for a night of entertainment<br \/>\non the hardwood.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Star-Studded Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s roster features a<br \/>\ndiverse mix of talent, headlined by actor and producer<br \/>\nKeegan-Michael Key, multi-platinum rapper Badshah, DJ and producer<br \/>\nMustard, and rapper GloRilla. NBA champion Jeremy Lin and 7-foot-6<br \/>\nfan favorite Tacko Fall add legitimate basketball credentials,<br \/>\nwhile ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania is set to swap<br \/>\nbreaking news for jump shots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the NFL, Los Angeles-native<br \/>\nand All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and six-time Pro Bowler<br \/>\nKeenan Allen will take the floor. Brazilian soccer legend and<br \/>\ntwo-time FIFA World Cup champion Cafu also joins the lineup,<br \/>\nfurther emphasizing the global flavor of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social media and entertainment<br \/>\npersonalities will also be well represented, including Dude Perfect<br \/>\nco-founder Cody Jones, basketball content creator Jenna Bandy,<br \/>\nsinger-songwriter Adrien Nu\u00f1ez, \u201cLove Island\u201d standout Nicolas<br \/>\nVansteenberghe and reality TV personality Taylor Frankie Paul.<br \/>\nPhoenix Suns Chairman Mat Ishbia and Charlotte Hornets Co-Chairman<br \/>\nRick Schnall round out the roster, bringing team ownership into the<br \/>\nmix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several familiar faces return to<br \/>\nthe Celebrity Game spotlight. Reigning MVP Rome Flynn is back for<br \/>\nhis second appearance, along with actor Simu Liu and Olympic<br \/>\nmedalist sprinter Andre De Grasse. Chinese actor and singer Dylan<br \/>\nWang and NBA legend Jason \u201cWhite Chocolate\u201d Williams will each make<br \/>\ntheir third Celebrity Game appearances.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Coaches and Broadcast Team<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sidelines will feature just<br \/>\nas much star power. Two-time NBA MVP and champion Giannis<br \/>\nAntetokounmpo will serve as a coach alongside his brothers Thanasis<br \/>\nand Alex. Former MVP and four-time World Series champion Mookie<br \/>\nBetts, NBA shooting coach Lethal Shooter, actor and comedian<br \/>\nAnthony Anderson and renowned trainer Chris Brickley will also take<br \/>\non coaching duties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESPN\u2019s Monica McNutt will host<br \/>\nthe broadcast and conduct special interviews throughout the night,<br \/>\nincluding the presentation of the MVP trophy. Veteran play-by-play<br \/>\nannouncer Mark Jones will call the action, joined by analyst<br \/>\nRichard Jefferson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahead of tipoff, ESPN\u2019s digital<br \/>\npregame show Hoop Streams will stream at 6:30 p.m. ET (7:30 a.m.<br \/>\nPHT) on ESPN\u2019s YouTube and Facebook platforms. Hosted by Vanessa<br \/>\nRichardson with analyst Iman Shumpert, the show will provide<br \/>\npregame analysis, celebrity interviews and live coverage leading<br \/>\ninto the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>K-Pop Halftime and Fan Activations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding to the entertainment,<br \/>\nfive-member K-pop group CORTIS will headline the halftime show,<br \/>\nmarking the first-ever Celebrity Game halftime performance by a<br \/>\nK-pop act. Recently named part of the NBA\u2019s \u201cFriends of the NBA\u201d<br \/>\nprogram in Asia, CORTIS\u2019 performance underscores the league\u2019s<br \/>\ncontinued global expansion and cultural reach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans can also look forward to<br \/>\nthe return of popular in-game elements such as the Ruffles\u00ae 4-Point<br \/>\nRidgeline and Ruffles\u00ae Crunch Time. The Green Carpet presented by<br \/>\nWingstop will precede the game, with coverage across NBA and ESPN<br \/>\nsocial platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For fans in the Philippines, the<br \/>\nexclusive Disney+ broadcast provides front-row access to one of<br \/>\nAll-Star Weekend\u2019s most entertaining traditions. More information,<br \/>\nincluding ticket details and the full NBA on Disney+ schedule, is<br \/>\navailable on the NBA and Disney+ Philippines websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.basketballnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA and ESPN have officially unveiled the star-studded rosters for the 2026 Ruffles\u00ae NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, set to take place on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. The game tips off at 7 p.m. ET (Saturday, Feb. 14 at 8 a.m. PHT) and will be exclusively available on Disney+ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2278810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2278809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-NBA-All-Star-Celebrity-Game-Rosters-unveiled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2278809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2278811,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278809\/revisions\/2278811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2278809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2278809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2278809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}