The star-power will be out in full force in the Bay Area on Friday night. After a captivating first half of the NBA season — bursting with strong individual performances, momentous milestones and tries galore — All-Star weekend is finally upon us.
There are a host of captivating events slated to capture interest in the coming 72 hours. Sunday’s All-Star Game tends to inspire more discussion than most events, while the skills challenge, three-point shootout and slam dunk contest have proven vital spectacles across the past few decades.
But on Friday, supernovas take the floor, some of whom are amateur, others who have career accolades worthy of adulation.
Oakland Arena plays host to the 2025 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, a matchup teeming with Bay Area flavor. The spectacle is headlined by a pair of San Francisco sporting icons returning home: Barry Bonds and Jerry Rice.
They’ll lead squads marked by their high-profile nature. Be it streamers Kai Cenat and Druski, musicians Noah Kahan and Shaboozey, Olympians Masai Russell and Shelby McEwen or WNBA standouts Allisha Gray and Kayla Thornton, there seems to be something for everyone in this year’s iteration of competition. As far as preludes go, this year’s Celebrity Game should offer a strong platform for the rest of this weekend’s events to build upon. It’s done so in the past, including in 2024, when Cowboys star Micah Parsons took home MVP honors after tallying 37 points and 16 rebounds en route to a dominant Team Shannon win.
Which players will shine this time around? Only time will tell. Regardless, one thing is certain: viewers can expect chaos, hijinks and plenty of missed shots during the contest. It wouldn’t be a Celebrity All-Star Game without them.
The Sporting News is tracking live updates from Friday’s Celebrity All-Star Game. Follow below for highlights, analysis and more as Team Bonds takes on Team Rice in a battle for Bay Area bragging rights.
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NBA All-Star Celebrity Game score
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | F | |
| Team Bonds | x | x | x | x | x |
| Team Rice | x | x | x | x | x |
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game final score, highlights from Team Bonds vs. Team Rice
(All times Eastern.)
6:25 p.m.: Shaboozey and DDG faced off in a game of one-on-one on Thursday night. The match went in DDG’s way, with the YouTuber/rapper dropping a slew of impressive finishes over his opponent’s head. Shaboozey will be hoping for a better showing this time around on Friday.
DDG + Shaboozey getting some 1v1 in ahead of tomorrow’s #RufflesCelebGame 😅
📺 Friday, 7pm/et, ESPN pic.twitter.com/spS1u1sPoM
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 14, 2025
6:10 p.m.: More Druski ahead of tonight’s duel. He’s looking more like a boxer than a ballplayer here. Perhaps it’s a sign of the kind of physicality he hopes to impose on the opposition during tonight’s match.
DRUSKI IS LOCKED IN ‼️🥊#RufflesCelebGame: 7pm/et, ESPN pic.twitter.com/hJV2Wr9W48
— NBA (@NBA) February 14, 2025
5:58 p.m.: Another standout set to take the floor in about an hour or so? Druski, the noted comedian and internet content creator. Here he is walking into the lion’s den, outfitted in a backwards Jerome Bettis jersey. Because of course he is…
DRUSKI ON THE SCENE 👀
How many points is he dropping in the #RufflesCelebGame tonight?
📺 7:00pm/et, ESPN pic.twitter.com/bzbZCIghge
— NBA (@NBA) February 14, 2025
5:45 p.m.: More dignitaries are making their way to the floor, including famed streamer Kai Cenat. His prediction for tonight’s contest? Pain…and a nice thirty ball.
FOLLOWED BY KAI CENAT 🤩
“I’m dropping 30 today…” https://t.co/TXncG9y4fX pic.twitter.com/GoktYvajp6
— NBA (@NBA) February 14, 2025
5:30 p.m.: Expect to see plenty of fireworks during Friday night’s matchup. Shaboozey likened himself to Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler, LeBron James and Stephen Curry — ostensibly the greatest player of all time — while Shelby McEwen views himself as more of a Russell Westbrook/Ja Morant hybrid. Meanwhile, Noah Kahan sees himself as somewhere between Sasha Vujacic and Shaun Livingston. That’s the duality of man, I suppose.
#RufflesCelebGame participants give their NBA player comparisons ahead of tonight’s game! 👀
📺 7:00pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/zFXI14sfSI
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 14, 2025
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game start time
- Date: Friday, Feb. 14
- Time: 7 p.m. ET | 4 p.m. PT
The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is set to tip off around 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 14. It’s the first event of the 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis and will be played at Oakland Arena, the former home of the NBA’s Warriors and NHL’s Golden Seals.
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game rosters
Team Bonds
- Kai Cenat, online streamer
- Baron Davis, 13-year NBA veteran
- Rome Flynn, actor
- Allisha Gray, guard for WNBA’s Atlanta Dream
- Mickey Guyton, musician
- Tucker Halpern, musician
- Noah Kahan, musician
- Danny Ramirez, actor
- Masai Russell, Olympic gold medalist
- Pablo Schreiber, actor
- Dylan Wang, actor
Coaches: Barry Bonds and 2 Chainz
Team Rice
- Matt Barnes, 14-year NBA veteran
- Bayley, WWE wrestler
- Chris Brickley, NBA trainer
- AP Dhillon, musician
- Druski, comedian/streamer
- Shelby McEwen, Olympic silver medalist
- Terrell Owens, Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Shaboozey, musician
- Oliver Stark, actor
- Kayla Thornton, forward for WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries
Coaches: Jerry Rice and Khaby Lame
NBA All-Star schedule 2025
Friday, Feb. 14
- 12:30 p.m. ET — NBA All-Star Rising Stars Practice
- 6 p.m. ET — Hall of Fame News Conference
- 7 p.m. ET — NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
- 9 p.m. ET — NBA All-Star Rising Stars Game
Saturday, Feb. 15
- 2 p.m. ET — NBA All-Star Practice
- 5 p.m. ET — NBA HBCU Classic (Morehouse College vs. Tuskegee University)
- 7 p.m. ET — Commissioner Adam Silver News Conference
- 8 p.m. ET — All-Star Saturday Night
- Skills Challenge
- 3-Point Contest
- Slam Dunk Contest
Sunday, Feb. 16
- 2 p.m. ET — NBA Legends Brunch
- 3:30 p.m. ET — NBA G League Next Up Game
- 8 p.m. ET — NBA All-Star Game
- Kenny’s Young Stars vs. Chuck’s Global Stars
- Shaq’s OGs vs. Candace’s Rising Stars
- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
