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The 2019NBACelebrity All-Star Game will be held on February 15 in Charlotte, North Carolina — and PEOPLE can exclusively reveal which big names will be showing up on the court.
The celebrities are divided into two teams: the home team, featuring celebrities who have ties to the Carolinas, and the away team.
The home team will includeLuke Cage‘s Mike Colter,Chris Daughtry, Dr. Oz, Terrence J, ESPN analystJay Williamsand JB Smoove. Rapper Rapsody, comedian Famous Los and WNBA player A’ja Wilson are also on the team.
The away team consists of celebs includingreigning MVPQuavo,Bad Bunny,CSI: New York‘s AJ Buckley, Brad Williams,Hasan Minhajand comedian Amanda Seales. Rounding out the team are Ronnie 2K, WNBA’s Stefanie Dolson and Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry.
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Last year’s game saw celebrities including Black Panther‘s Michael B. Jordan,Justin Bieber,Property BrothersstarDrew Scott,Jamie Foxxand Common play against each other.
The celeb-filled game comes with a charitable twist: Ruffles is adding a 4-point line to the court. For each “4-pointer” made during the game, Ruffles will make a $4,000 donation to the Special Olympics.
For the real NBA pros’ big game on Sunday night, Charlotte native Anthony Hamilton will sing the United States’ national anthem prior to the opening tip, before handing the mic over toCarly Rae Jepsen, who will sing the Canadian national anthem.Meek Millwill then take center court to open the night and introduce the All-Star teams, before turning it over to North Carolina native J. Cole, who will perform a variety of hits during halftime.
The 2019 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game will air on ESPN and the ESPN on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. ET.
To watch the pros in the All-Star game, tune into TNT at 8 p.m. ET on Feb. 17.
source: people.com
