NBA All-Star Weekend is officially here, and the easiest way to watch everything (without bouncing between five tabs) is to treat it like a 3-night TV event: Friday’s Celebrity Game + Rising Stars, Saturday’s skills/3-point/dunk block, then Sunday’s new USA vs. World mini-tournament.
Below is the full NBA All-Star Weekend TV schedule, plus standings context, the Rising Stars rosters, the new All-Star format, and the official 3-Point and Slam Dunk participant lists.
NBA All-Star Weekend TV Schedule (Times, Channels, Streaming)
Friday, Feb. 13
- Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game — 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) (Kia Forum)
- Rising Stars Game 1 (Team Austin vs. Team Melo) — 9 p.m. ET (Peacock) (Intuit Dome)
- Rising Stars Game 2 (Team Vince vs. Team T-Mac) — 9:55 p.m. ET (Peacock)
- Rising Stars Championship — 10:35 p.m. ET (Peacock)
- NBA HBCU Classic — 11 p.m. ET (Peacock) (Kia Forum)
Saturday, Feb. 14
- NBA All-Star Saturday — 5 p.m. ET (NBC + Peacock) (Intuit Dome)
- 3-Point Contest (first event)
- Kia Shooting Stars (second event)
- Slam Dunk Contest (third event)
Sunday, Feb. 15
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NBA Legends Awards — 12 p.m. ET (NBA App)
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G League Next Up Game — 2:30 p.m. ET (NBA App)
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All-Star Game 1: World vs. Stars — 5 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)
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All-Star Game 2: G1 Winner vs. Stripes — 5:55 p.m. ET
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All-Star Game 3: G1 Loser vs. Stripes — 6:25 p.m. ET
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All-Star Championship — 7:10 p.m. ET
If you’re watching live, the biggest “don’t-miss” logistical note is that Friday’s Rising Stars is Peacock-only, while Saturday and Sunday are on NBC/Peacock, so your streaming plan matters as much as the start times. Also, events can run long, so treat the posted time as the window start, not the exact moment the 3-point or dunk contest begins. If you’re trying to catch one thing, Saturday’s show is the cleanest single-block watch.
NBA Standings (Why This Weekend Hits Different)
All-Star is still a showcase, but it also splits the season into “before the stretch run” and “after the stretch run.” As of the break, Detroit sits No. 1 in the East (40–13), while Oklahoma City leads the West at 42–14.
Top-3 snapshot:
Rising Stars Roster (Teams + Notables)
The Rising Stars event is a mini-tournament Friday night on Peacock, with Game 1 at 9 ET, Game 2 at 9:55 ET, and the championship at 10:35 ET.
Here are the four squads (full lists are long, but these are the headliners fans are searching):
- Team Melo: Reed Sheppard, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, Jeremiah Fears, Donovan Clingan, plus Ace Bailey (replacement)
- Team T-Mac: Kon Knueppel, Kel’el Ware, Tre Johnson, Jaylon Tyson, Cam Spencer, plus Bub Carrington and Zaccharie Risacher (roster updates)
- Team Vince: VJ Edgecombe, Derik Queen, Matas Buzelis, Egor Dёmin
- Team Austin (G League): Ron Harper Jr., Tristen Newton, Yang Hansen, plus replacements due to injuries
All-Star Format (New USA vs. World Tournament, Explained Fast)
Sunday isn’t one long All-Star Game anymore. It’s a three-team, four-game setup built around USA vs. World, with two U.S. teams (“Stars” and “Stripes”) and one international team (“World”).
The bracket mechanics matter:
- Game 1: Stars vs. World
- Games 2 & 3: Stripes plays both teams from Game 1 (winner, then loser)
- Game 4: Championship between the top two teams after round-robin tiebreakers (record → point differential → total points, etc.)
3-Point Contest Participants (Official List)
The NBA’s 2026 3-Point field includes: Devin Booker, Kon Knueppel, Damian Lillard, Tyrese Maxey, Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray, Bobby Portis Jr., Norman Powell.
Slam Dunk Contest Participants (Official List)
The 2026 dunk field: Carter Bryant, Jaxson Hayes, Keshad Johnson, Jase Richardson.
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