NBA All-Star Weekend has descended upon Toronto, and the city is already filled with players and celebrities and flooded with fans. It is, in a word, lit.
There’s a ton going on this weekend, and it’d be impossible to cover all of it. We’re definitely going to hit the marquee events and keep a close eye on Toronto Raptors All-Stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, and we’ll hit the smaller stuff as time and access allow.
What follows is the schedule of events for the weekend, as well as the Canadian broadcast details. At first, I tried to include everything that’s going on tangentially related to All-Star weekend, but that became impossible once I realized the scope of just how many ball games, charity functions, parties, and other athlete-hosted events are going down. This is the basketball stuff, plus some notes where we were able.
THURSDAY
MLSE Launch Pad tour
NBA players visit to SickKids
NBA clinics at 10 local schools
Jordan Brand Invitational at Mattamy
A sneak preview of Masai Ujiri’s Giants of Africa documentary
FRIDAY
Jr. NBA Day & NBA Cares All-Star day of service
Basketball Without Borders camp (all weekend)
9:30 a.m., Rising Stars practice (NBA TV)
11:30 a.m., All-Star media day (NBA TV)
1:30 p.m., Hall of Fame press conference (NBA TV)
Celebrity Game – 7 p.m., Ricoh Coliseum, TSN/Sportsnet One/ESPN
Canada (coached by Drake, Steve Nash, and Jose Bautista)
Stephen James (25:1 MVP odds)
Win Butler (16:1)
Drew Scott (20:1)
Jonathan Scott (20:1)
Milos Raonic (8:1)
Kris Wu (15:1)
Rick Fox (6:1)
Natalie Achonwa
Tracy McGrady (7:4)
Tammy Sutton-Brown (15:1)
USA (coached by Kevin Hart)
Michael B. Jordan
Jason Sudeikis (20:1)
Anthony Anderson (25:1)
Nick Cannon (8:1)
Bryshere Gray
Muggsy Bogues (3:1)
Marc Lasry (16:1)
Elena Delle Donne (2:1)
Chauncey Billups (6:1)
Joel David Moore (25:1)
Line: USA -2.5
Rising Stars Game – 9 p.m., Air Canada Centre, TSN/Sportsnet One/TNT
Team World
Bojan Bogdanovic
Clint Capela
Mario Hezonja
Nikola Jokic
Trey Lyles (Injury replacement)
Nikola Mirotic (Injured)
Emmanuel Mudiay
Raul Neto
Kristaps Porzingis
Dwight Powell
Andrew Wiggins
Team U.S.A.
Devin Booker (Injury replacement)
Jordan Clarkson
Rodney Hood
Zach LaVIne
Nerlens Noel (Injured)
Jahlil Okafor
Jabari Parker
Elfrid Payton
D’Angelo Russell
Marcus Smart
Karl-Anthony Towns
Line: USA -5.5
SATURDAY
NBA Cares Special Olympics unified game & clinic
11 a.m., All-Star practice (NBA TV)
2 p.m., Charity celebrity game (unofficial) at Hershey Centre
7 p.m., Adam Silver press conference (NBA TV)
D-League All-Star Game – 1:30 p.m., Ricoh Coliseum, NBA TV
3-Point Shootout
Jimmer Fredette
Scott Suggs
Andre Ingram
Reggie Hearn
Omari Johnson (replacing Orlando Johnson)
Nick Minnerath
Dunk Contest
John Jordan
Walter Lemon Jr.
Keifer Sykes
D.J. Stephens
Jarvis Threatt
J.P. Tokoto
All-Star Game
East
Keith Appling (injured)
Jordan Bachynski (replacement)
Lornezo Brown
Rakeem Christmas
Jimmer Fredette
Tre Kelley
Sean Kilpatrick
DeAndre Liggins
Jordan McRae
Jordan Mickey (injured)
Ronald Roberts
Alex Stephenson
Jarnell Stokes
Scott Suggs (replacement)
West
Brandon Ashley
Jeff Ayres
Vander Blue
Will Cummings
Michael Eric
Erick Green (out, NBA)
Justin Harper
Tu Holoway (replacement)
Vincent Hunter
Orlando Johnson (out, NBA)
Cady Lalanne (replacement)
Ricky Ledo (replacement)
Xavier Munford
Raphael Putney
Elliot Williams (out, Europe)
NBA All-Star Saturday Night – 8 p.m., Air Canada Centre, TSN/Sportsnet/TNT
Dunk Contest
Zach LaVine (-250)
Andre Drummond (+900)
Aaron Gordon (+485)
Will Barton (+360)
Skills Competition
DeMarcus Cousins (17:2)
Anthony Davis (8:1)
Draymond Green (5:1)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10:1)
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Jordan Clarkson (5:1)
C.J. McCollum (5:1)
Emmanuel Mudiay (replacing Patrick Beverley)
Isaiah Thomas (33:10)
3-Point Shootout
Kyle Lowry (11:2)
Steph Curry (13:4)
Klay Thompson (7:2)
Devin Booker (11:2)
J.J. Redick (5:1)
James Harden (8:1)
Khris Middleton (8:1)
Chris Bosh (12:1)
SUNDAY
NBA All-Star Game – 8:30 p.m., Air Canada Centre, TSN/Sportsnet One/TNT
East
G: Dwyane Wade
G: Kyle Lowry
FC: LeBron James
FC: Paul George
FC: Carmelo Anthony
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G: Jimmy Butler (injured)
G: John Wall
FC: Paul Millsap
FC: Chris Bosh
FC: Andre Drummond
WC: DeMar DeRozan
WC: Isaiah Thomas
WC: Pau Gasol (replacement)
West
G: Steph Curry
G: Russell Westbrook
FC: Kobe Bryant
FC: Kevin Durant
FC: Kawhi Leonard
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G: Chris Paul
G: James Harden
FC: Draymond Green
FC: Anthony Davis
FC: DeMarcus Cousins
WC: Klay Thompson
WC: LaMarcus Aldridge
Line: West -5
(Odds courtesy Sports Interaction where possible.)
