NBA All-Star

NBA All-Star 2022 Game To Air Live on ESPN Across Africa.

Team LeBron vs. Team Durant lead NBA All-Star 2022 match-up.

The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) annual All-Star exhibition match brings the very best of basketball to screens across Africa this February on ESPN. The 71st annual exhibition match of its kind, the 2022 NBA All-Star Game will take place on Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, where there will also be a celebration of the league’s 75th anniversary. This much anticipated basketball event will broadcast live on ESPN (DStv 218, Starsat 248) on Monday 21 February 03:00 (CAT) with repeat broadcasts at 7:00 and 13:00 on ESPN2 and at 20:00 on ESPN on this same day.

Showcasing 24 of the league’s star players, this year’s match is once again headlined by LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) and Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets). Serving as team captains for the Team LeBron vs. Team Durant matchup, both players earned the honours by finishing with the highest fan votes in their respective conferences.

For the fifth year in a row, LeBron James had the first pick in the NBA All-Star Draft, selecting his team from a pool of nine starters. Durant then followed, to select his team. Kevin Durant will not be stepping onto the court for the second consecutive year due to injury with his place taken by Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics.

James, together with Stephen Curry, Ja Morant, Nikola Jokic and Andrew Wiggins are the five starters for the Western Conference team. DeMar DeRozan, Trae Young, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid joined Durant as starters from the East. The league’s head coaches selected the reserves. Each coach voted for seven players in their respective conferences, selecting two guards, three frontcourt players and two “wild card” players at either position.

As part of the exciting build-up, the All-Star Celebrity Game will broadcast on Saturday 19 February at 02:00. Thereafter, the Rising Stars Challenge (to be broadcast live at 04:00 will feature the presence of G League Ignite players for the first time. Four top prospects playing for the Ignite join 12 players from both the 2020 and 2021 NBA draft classes in making up the 28 players who will participate in the annual showcase for its stars of tomorrow as part of All-Star Weekend. The four teams will be coached by Hall of Famers Rick Barry, Gary Payton, Isiah Thomas and James Worthy.

The popular NBA All-Star Saturday Night event will broadcast live on Sunday 20 February at 03:00 featuring the Basketball Skill Challenge, the 3-Point Contest, now with an updated format, and the Slam dunk contest.

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