Who's competing in NBA All-Star celebrity game? Kai Cenat, Shaboozey highlight star-studded lineup
The biggest stars in basketball are getting ready to hit the court on Sunday for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, but the who's who of Hollywood will have their shot first.
The 2025 NBA All-Star weekend tips off Friday with the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif., formerly known as the Oracle Arena, home of the Golden State Warriors from 1971 to 2019.
The star-studded lineup features stars from every genre of entertainment, from musicians and actors to athletes and influencers. The participants of the celebrity game have a combined 13 Grammy nominations, two Olympic medals, including one gold medal, in addition to an NBA championship and Pro Football Hall of Fame gold jacket.
Here's everything to know about the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game roster and coaches:
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NBA All-Star Celebrity Game coaches
Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice knows a thing or two about greatness — He's a three-time Super Bowl champion, after all. Now, he's adding coaching to his resume. Rice will serve as the All-Star celebrity coach of Team Rice, alongside Grammy award-winning rapper 2 Chainz. The rapper, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, has some basketball experience. He played two seasons of collegiate basketball for the Alabama State Hornets.
Rice and Epps will face off against Team Bonds, led by former MLB heavyweight Barry Bonds, the league's all-time career home runs leader (762). Bonds will be accompanied on the bench by influencer Khaby Lame, who has the most-followed account on TikTok (162M).
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Rosters
Without further ado, here's how each roster stacks up:
*Asterisk represents a celebrity's second All-Star game appearance
Who is on Team Bonds?
- *Kai Cenat; popular streamer
- *Baron Davis; former NBA player and entrepreneur
- Rome Flynn; Emmy-winning actor
- Allisha Gray; two-time Atlanta Dream All-Star
- Mickey Guyton; four-time Grammy-nominated country musician
- Tucker Halper of Sofi Tukker; two-time Grammy-nominated musician
- Noah Kahan; two-time Grammy-nominated multi-platinumartist
- Danny Ramirez; star of Marvel Studios’ “Captain America: New World Order”
- Masai Russell; Olympic 100m gold medalist
- Pablo Schreiber; star of Paramount+’s “Halo”
- *Dylan Wang; Chinese actor and singer
Who is on Team Rice?
- Matt Barnes; NBA Champion with the Golden State Warriors
- Bayley; WWE Superstar
- Chris Brickley; top basketball skills trainer
- AP Dhillon; Indian singer, rapper and songwriter
- Druski; comedian and creator
- *Walker Hayes; singer-songwriter
- Shelby McEwen; Olympic high jump silver medalist
- Terrell Owens; Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver
- Shaboozey; five-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter
- Oliver Stark; star of the drama series “9-1-1”
- Kayla Thornton; Golden State Valkyries forward
When is the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game?
The 2025 NBA All-Star weekend officially tips off Friday at 7 p.m. ET at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif. The event will be broadcast live on ESPN and be available for stream on the ESPN App and ESPN+. Mark Jones (play-by-play), Richard Jefferson (analyst) and Stephanie White (analyst) will be on the call with host Cassidy Hubbart.
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