The Celebrity All-Star game has been a staple of the annual festivities since it debuted in 2003. Since it’s not exactly the highlight of the weekend, the game didn’t take place in Smoothie King Arena – home of the New Orleans Pelicans. Instead, it all went down at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Friday at 7 p.m. Eastern.
The game aired on ESPN, and featured East and West teams made up of celebrities you may recognize, and some you probably won’t.
NBA 2017 Celebrity All-Star East Squad:
- Nick Cannon
- Caleb McLaughlin
- Jason Williams
- Brandon Armstrong
- Win Butler
- Rachel DeMita
- Ansel Elgort
- Marc Lasry
- Peter Rosenberg
- Oscar Schmidt
- Lindsay Whalen
- Kris Wu
- Jemele Hill (coach)
- Kyle Lowry (coach)
- Fat Joe (coach)
NBA 2017 Celebrity All-Star West Squad:
- Tom Cavanagh
- Baron Davis
- Andy Grammer
- Miles Brown
- Master P
- Jiang Jinfu
- Aarón Sánchez
- Anthony Mackie
- Romeo Miller
- Candace Parker
- Hasan Minhaj
- Michael Smith (coach)
- Draymond Green (coach)
- Rocsi Diaz (coach)
It went political:
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who played for the West team, wore a number 46 jersey.