It's all systems go for the revamped 2025 NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco in five days time.
The semifinal pairings for the main event of this year’s mid-season spectacle has been finalized with Kenny Smith’s ‘Team Young Stars’ facing Charles Barkley’s ‘Team Global Stars.’
In the other bracket, Shaquille O’Neal’s ‘Team OGs’ lock horns with the Candace Parker-led Rising Stars team.
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Speaking of the Rising Stars, the two semifinal pairings have also been announced with Team Mullin squaring off against Team Hardaway and Team Lin going toe-to-toe with Team Richmond. The last team standing among the four will compose Parker’s squad.
The semifinal matchups for the 2025 #CastrolRisingStars! 🌟
— NBA (@NBA) February 12, 2025
TEAM C vs. TEAM T
TEAM G LEAGUE vs. TEAM M
Watch the action on Friday, 2/14 at 9:00pm/et on TNT. The two Semifinal winners will meet in the Championship and the champions will move on to compete in the #NBAAllStar… pic.twitter.com/GeH5i93BWL
While an All-Star draft is nothing new, the NBA is turning to a mini tournament this year to spice up the event.
The 10 players who got voted as starters and 14 others selected as reserved were split into groups of eight, with Shaq, Chuck and Kenny serving as the three honorary general managers alongside Parker.
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An updated All-Star roster also confirmed Kyrie Irving and Trae Young taking the place of injured stars Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo for Shaq’s OGs and Chuck's Global Stars respectively.
A crop of stars from around the world. A new generation taking the league by storm. All-time greats & OGs doing work. 🌟🍿
— NBA (@NBA) February 12, 2025
Presenting the new team names for our #NBAAllStar squads! Watch them battle it out in The Bay on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8:00pm/et on TNT.
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