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The NBA has announced the lineups for the 2023 Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Basketball Game, with Janelle Monáe, 21 Savage and Fat Joe set to participate.
Lisa Leslie, Cordae, Kane Brown, Sinqua Walls, Hasan Minha, Nicky Jam, Ozuna Simu Liu, Everett Osborne and Ranveer Singh will also be a part of the game which is one of the premier events of NBA All-Star Weekend.
The exhibition will take place at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, February 17, at 7 p.m. ET.
This year’s squads are broken up between teams captains Utah Jazz minority owner Dwyane Wade and Utah Jazz Governor Ryan Smith.
NBA All-Star Game Captain Giannis Antetokounmpo has been tapped as the head coach of Team Wade along with his brothers Thanasis and Alex Antetokounmpo and Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn. Houston Astros’ third baseman Alex Bregman and a surprise guest will coach Team Ryan.
One new feature of this year’s Celebrity Game is that each team captain will have the ability to activate “Ruffles Crunch Time,” which starts a two-minute period where points are doubled. Also, the “Unlock a Legend” will return which gives each team the option to add an NBA player to their roster mid-game.
Cassidy Hubbarth will host the game with Mark Jones. Richard Jefferson and Monica Mcnutt are slated to be commentators.
ESPN will air the game live and it also be available to stream on the ESPN App.