THE world’s biggest basketball stars are set to converge once again for the annual NBA All-Star weekend, which will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA on ABS-CBN on Saturday and on S+ A on Sunday and Monday.
The festivities, which will feature a new All-Star Game format, begin with the Mountain Dew Kickstart Rising Stars Challenge this Saturday, which will be aired live on Channel 2 at 10 a.m. for “NBA SabaDOS” with coaches Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras covering the game.
The event features the top performing rookies and sophomores in a battle between Team USA and Team World. Team World is led by Philadelphia 76ers’ young superstars Joel Embiid from Cameroon and Ben Simmons from Australia. The US team, on the other hand, is bannered by electrifying Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma.
On Sunday at 9 a.m., Embiid and fellow big men Andre Drummond, Lauri Markannen, and Al Horford will take on the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. Rockets guard Eric Gordon, meanwhile, will try to defend his crown in the JBL Three-Point Contest against the likes of 2016 three-point king Klay Thompson, Kyle Lowry, Paul George, and Bradley Beal, while high-flyers led by Victor Oladipo, Larry Nance Jr., and explosive rookies Mitchell and Dennis Smith Jr. will rock the crowd in the Verizon Slam Dunk contest.
The action peaks on Monday as Team LeBron and Team Stephen collide in the 67th All Star Game, which will also air LIVE on S+A at 9 a.m.
Team LeBron will be starting the King along with New Orleans’ Anthony Davis, Golden State’s Kevin Durant, Boston’s Kyrie Irving, and Oklahoma City’s Paul George. Matching up with them in Team Stephen are Curry, Houston’s James Harden, Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Embiid.
Do not miss one of the NBA’s most-awaited events every NBA season. Be there as Hollywood hosts the 2018 NBA All Star Weekend, with coaches Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras bringing the action closer to Filipino hoop fans in the Mountain Dew Kickstart Rising Stars Challenge on Saturday (February 17) at 10 am. Tune in on Sunday (February 18), 9 am for the State Farm NBA All Star Saturday on S+A, and on Monday (February 19), 9 am for the 67th All Star Game between the stars of Team LeBron and Team Stephen, airing LIVE also on S+A. For more information and stories, visit ABS-CBN’s sports hubsports.abs-cbn.comand follow @ABSCBNSports on Facebook and Twitter. Take part in the conversation by using the hashtags #NBAsaABSCBN and #NBASabaDOS.