Public can catch NBA All-Stars

Media day at L.A. Convention Center on Feb. 17 will be open for the first time.

The NBA will make AllStar media day open to the public for the first time Feb. 17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, including autograph and photo opportunities with former players and yet-to-be-announced celebrities.

Aside from seeing media members conduct interviews with All-Star players and competitors, fans both at the convention center and around the world can see and hear interviews livestreamed at mediaday. nba.com.

Tickets are on sale at NBATickets.com for $10. The league announced that all proceeds from ticket sales will go toward nonprofit journalism organizations that will be selected by the NBA and a panel of media members from the Assn. for Women in Sports Media, the National Assn. of Black Journalists and the Professional Basketball Writers Assn.

Media day will also feature an opportunity for fans to meet team mascots and dance-team members.

Doors will open at 11 a.m. for media day, with former NBA players available from 11:30 a.m. to noon and skills competition competitors available from noon to 12:30 p.m. Members of Team LeBron will be interviewed by reporters from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., followed by interviews with members of Team Stephen from 1:15 to 2 p.m. The convention center is also hosting a fan zone called NBA Crossover on Friday through Sunday.

All-Star weekend festivities open Feb. 16 with a celebrity game at the convention center at 4 p.m. followed by the Rising Stars game, which is scheduled to feature the Lakers’ Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, at 6 p.m. at Staples Center. Both those games are sold out.

All-Star Saturday night features the skills challenge, three-point contest and slam dunk event. The AllStar game, which tips off at 5 p.m. on Feb. 18, will conclude the activities for the weekend.