Properly, this appears to be like awfully acquainted.
The NBA introduced their beginning lineups for the 2025 All-Star Sport at San Francisco’s Chase Heart on Sunday, Feb. 16 and all ten gamers chosen are making repeat appearances.
Main the pack within the Western Convention is the Lakers’ LeBron James who secured his record-breaking twenty first All-Star Sport nod. He’s joined by the Suns’ Kevin Durant (fifteenth choice), hometown hero Steph Curry of the Warriors (eleventh choice), the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić (seventh choice) and the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (third choice).
The Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo (ninth choice), the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum (sixth choice), the Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell (sixth choice) and the Knicks Karl-Anthony Cities (fifth choice) and Jalen Brunson (second choice) had been the Jap Convention gamers followers voted in.
This All-Star Sport will mark the fourth time the Warriors have hosted. Nevertheless, as a result of the group has moved round a lot over time, the 2025 showdown would be the first time the sport formally takes place in San Francisco. In 1960, the ASG was held in Philadelphia when the group resided there; seven years later, one of the best in basketball met in Daly Metropolis, CA. Most lately, the Warriors invited the NBA’s elite to Oakland’s The Area in Oakland in 2000.
Additionally, of word, the 2025 All-Star Sport gained’t be your customary Jap Convention vs. Western Convention matchup. As an alternative, the NBA will crib from the Rising Stars Problem playbook and make use of a four-team event format with rosters handpicked by Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith. The fourth group? That’s the squad that wins the Rising Stars Problem and will likely be overseen by honorary basic supervisor Candace Parker.
4 video games in whole — two semi-finals and a championship — go down on Feb. 16. First to 40 factors in every contest wins.
Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder coach Mark Daigneault and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kenny Atkinson have been tapped to steer two of the 4 rosters. Thunder and Cavs assistant coaches will deal with teaching duties for the opposite two groups.
Phew. That was a mouthful.
If you wish to be there for this distinctive set of video games that includes elite hoopers, tickets are nonetheless out there.
On the time of publication, the bottom worth we might discover on seats for the sport was $1,333 together with charges on Vivid Seats.
100-level seats begin at $4,493.12 together with charges.
Too wealthy on your blood?
That’s okay. The Dunk Contest, Movie star Sport and so many extra All-Star Weekend occasions are happening in San Fran in mid-February.
For extra info, our group has every thing it is advisable know and extra concerning the 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend under.
All costs listed above are topic to fluctuation.
NBA All-Star Sport 2025 tickets
A whole breakdown of all one of the best ticket costs by part on the Chase Heart may be discovered right here:
(Observe: The New York Submit confirmed all above costs on the publication time. All costs are in US {dollars}, topic to fluctuation and, if it isn’t famous, will embrace extra charges at checkout.)
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NBA Dunk Contest 2025
Saturday evening is when issues decide up on All-Star Weekend.
The annual abilities problem — made up of the Dunk Contest, Three-Level Contest and, after all, the Expertise Problem — usually draw extra “oohs, ahhs, and whoas” than the precise video games.
Contestants on the Dunk Contest this 12 months embrace Stephon Citadel (San Antonio Spurs), Matas Buzelis (Chicago Bulls), and Andre Jackson Jr. (Milwaukee Bucks). Extra names will likely be introduced within the coming weeks.
To see the very best fliers, sharpest shooters and crispest passers on the Warriors’ Chase Heart, tickets begin at $1,624 together with charges.
NBA Movie star Sport 2025
Though we don’t know who will take the ground for this 12 months’s superstar sport, we’d guess it’ll be a mishmash of rappers, former NBA gamers, present NFL stars, Backstreet Boys and comedians based mostly on rosters from years previous.
If this seems like your thought of goofy hoops enjoyable, you possibly can scoop up seats for $135 together with charges.
NBA Rookie Sport 2025
Friday evening’s Rising Stars Problem, aka the Rookie Sport, is the place the league’s most proficient first and second-year gamers compete for bragging rights…and now an opportunity to tackle the All-Stars.
Tickets may be snagged for $135 together with charges to see the long run stars earlier than they change into family names.
Hoping to sit down within the lower-level?
We discovered tickets priced at $496.12 together with charges.
As of now, rosters haven’t been introduced for the Rising Stars Problem.
NBA All-Star Apply
If the Sunday tourney is a bit too steep a worth, you possibly can nonetheless catch all of the NBA’s finest and brightest at Saturday’s afternoon observe on the Oakland Area aka the house of the 2000 All-Star Sport.
For simply $71 together with charges you possibly can watch LeBron put up up, Nikola go iso on Shai and some other variety of hypothetical performs that Daigneault and Atkinson dream up.
Decrease-level seats will run you $156 together with charges.
Find out how to watch the NBA All-Star Weekend festivities
In case you can’t make it out to Frisco this 12 months, it’s no biggie.
You may catch the All-Star sport, Rising Stars Problem and All-Star Saturday Night time on TNT.
ESPN will broadcast the Movie star Sport.
Big live performance excursions in 2025
Sadly, NBA All-Star weekend comes solely as soon as each February.
However, large live shows drop into cities throughout North America year-round.
Listed here are simply 5 excursions we’re most enthusiastic about that could be headed to a venue close to you quickly.
• Rod Wave
Need much more choices? Take a look at our checklist of the all the largest live performance excursions in 2025 to search out the present that’s best for you.
This text was written by Matt Levy, New York Submit stay occasions reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the newest tour bulletins out of your favourite musical artists and comedians, in addition to Broadway openings, sporting occasions and extra stay reveals – and finds nice ticket costs on-line. Since he began his tenure on the Submit in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen live performance and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to call a couple of. Please word that offers can expire, and all costs are topic to alter