Fans’ guide to All-Star weekend events,
The 2016 NBA All-Star weekend is set to begin Friday. What you need to know (times ET):
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
When: Friday, 7 p.m., ESPN
Team Canada roster: Milos Raonic (tennis player), Tracy McGrady (ex-NBA player), Rick Fox (ex-NBA player), Stephan James (actor), Win Butler (Arcade Fire singer), Drew and Jonathan Scott ( Property Brothers TV show), Kris Wu (singer and actor), Tammy Sutton-Brown (former WNBA player)
Team USA roster: Jason Sudeikis (actor), Anthony Anderson (actor), Chauncey Billups (exNBA player), Muggsy Bogues (exNBA player), Marc Lasry (Milwaukee Bucks co-owner), Elena Delle Donne (WNBA MVP), Joel David Moore (actor), Nick Cannon (actor) BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge When: Friday, 9 p.m., TNT Last year’s winner: World Team 121-112 (Andrew Wiggins was MVP)
Team USA roster: Jordan Clarkson, Rodney Hood, Zach LaVine, Elfrid Payton, D’Angelo Russell, Marcus Smart, Jabari Parker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, Devin Booker (replaced injured Nerlens Noel)
World Team roster: Raul Neto, Andrew Wiggins, Emmanuel Mudiay, Mario Hezonja, Bojan Bogdanovic, Trey Lyles (replaced injured Nikola Mirotic), Dwight Powell, Kristaps Porzingis, Nikola Jokic, Clint Capela
All-Star Saturday Night
When: 8 p.m., TNT TACO BELL SKILLS CHALLENGE
Last year’s winner: Patrick
Beverley
Participants
Emmanuel Mudiay, point guard, Denver Nuggets (replaced injured Beverley)
DeMarcus Cousins, center, Sacramento Kings
Draymond Green, forward,
Golden State Warriors
Anthony Davis, power forward, New Orleans Pelicans
C. J. McCollum, shooting guard, Portland Trail Blazers
Karl- Anthony Towns, center, Minnesota Timberwolves
Isaiah Thomas, point guard, Boston Celtics
Jordan Clarkson, point guard, Los Angeles Lakers FOOT LOCKER THREE-POINT CONTEST
Last year’s winner: Stephen
Curry
Participants (stats entering Thursday)
Curry (three-pointers made: 245, three-point percentage: 45.4%)
James Harden (made: 155, percentage: 35.5%)
Klay Thompson (made: 161, percentage: 42.0%)
Khris Middleton (made: 103, percentage: 40.6%)
Kyle Lowry (made: 145, per- centage: 39.2%)
J. J. Redick (made: 130, percentage: 47.6%)
Chris Bosh (made: 81, percentage: 36.5%)
Devin Booker (made: 56, percentage: 40.3%) VERIZON SLAM DUNK CONTEST
Last year’s winner: Zach
LaVine
Participants
LaVine (pre-draft max vertical: 41.5) Will Barton (vertical: 34.0) uAaron Gordon (vertical: 39.0) Andre Drummond (vertical:
33.5)
65th annual All-Star Game
When: Sunday, 8:30 p.m., TNT
Last year’s winner: Western Conference 163-158 (MVP: Russell Westbrook)