2015 NBA All-Star Weekend Schedule: Events & Details
By David MacKay
NBA All-Star Weekend is here at last, so get ready for a few days of basketball bliss while the best of the best suit up and the rest get their rest. To make things as simple as possible for you, here is the 2015 NBA All-Star weekend schedule, complete with television channels, air times, and participants in each event all in one place. Note that all of Saturday’s events are listed as one broadcast time, but are in the order that they will take place; one after the other.
NBA All-Celebrity Game – Friday, 4:00 p.m. PST on ESPN
Participants
- Kevin Hart (comedian)
- Ansel Elgort (actor)
- Anthony Anderson (actor)
- Common (rapper)
- Mo’ne Davis (little league pitcher)
- Win Butler (vocalist)
- Chadwick Boseman (actor)
- Nick Cannon (TV host)
- Allan Houston (former NBA player)
- Chris Mullin (former NBA player)
- Blake Leeper (paralympic athlete)
- Michael Rapaport (actor)
- Robert Pera (Grizzlies owner)
- Kristen Ledlow (NBA TV host)
- Abhishek Bachchan (Bollywood star)
- Shoni Schimmel (WNBA player)
- Skylar Diggins (WNBA player)
Coaches: Carmelo Anthony, Spike Lee, Isaiah Austin (assistant)
Rising Stars Challenge – Friday, 6:00 p.m. PST on TNT
U.S. Team Roster
- Trey Burke (Utah Jazz)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Detroit Pistons)
- Zach LaVine (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Shabazz Muhammad (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Robert Covington (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Nerlens Noel (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic)
- Elfrid Payton (Orlando Magic)
- Mason Plumlee (Brooklyn Nets)
- Cody Zeller (Charlotte Hornets)
Head Coach: Alvin Gentry (Golden State Warriors)
World Team Roster
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Bojan Bogdanovic (Brooklyn Nets)
- Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Dante Exum (Utah Jazz)
- Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz)
- Nikola Mirotic (Chicago Bulls)
- Matthew Dellavedova (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Dennis Schroder (Atlanta Hawks)
- Kostas Papanikolaou (Houston Rockets)
- Andrew Wiggins (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Head Coach: Kenny Atkinson (Atlanta Hawks)
Shooting Stars Competition – Saturday, 5:30 p.m. PST on TNT
Team Bosh
- Chris Bosh (Miami Heat)
- Dominique Wilkins (Legend)
- Swin Cash (New York Liberty)
Team Curry
- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
- Dell Curry (Legend)
- Sue Bird (Seattle Storm)
Team Millsap
- Paul Millsap (Atlanta Hawks)
- Scottie Pippen (Legend)
- Elena Delle Dawn (Chicago Sky)
Team Westbrook
- Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Anfernee Hardaway (Legend)
- Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever)
Skills Challenge – Saturday, 5:30 p.m. PST on TNT
Participants
- Patrick Beverley (Houston Rockets)
- Dennis Schroder (Atlanta Hawks)
- Elfrid Payton (Orlando Magic)
- Trey Burke (Utah Jazz)
- Jeff Teague (Atlanta Hawks)
- Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors)
- Brandon Knight (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Isaiah Thomas (Phoenix Suns)
Three Point Contest – Saturday, 5:30 p.m. PST on TNT
Participants
- Marco Belinelli (San Antonio Spurs)
- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
- James Harden (Houston Rockets)
- Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Kyle Korver (Atlanta Hawks)
- Wesley Matthews (Portland Trail Blazers)
- J.J. Redick (Los Angeles Clippers)
- Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors)
Slam Dunk Contest – Saturday, 5:30 p.m. PST on TNT
Participants
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Zach LaVine (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic)
- Mason Plumlee (Brooklyn Nets)
NBA All-Star Game – Sunday, 5:30 p.m. on TNT
Western Conference
- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
- James Harden (Houston Rockets)
- Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors)
- LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers)
- Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies)
- Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
- Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers)
- DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings)
- Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers)
- Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors)
Eastern Conference
- John Wall (Washington Wizards)
- Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors)
- LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks)
- Pau Gasol (Chicago Bulls)
- Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls)
- Chris Bosh (Miami Heat)
- Jeff Teague (Atlanta Hawks)
- Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks)
- Paul Millsap (Atlanta Hawks)
- Kyle Korver (Atlanta Hawks)
Head Coach: Mike Budenholzer (Atlanta Hawks)
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