For the first time in its 65 year history, the NBA All-Star Game will be played outside of the US in Toronto, Ontario. One of the biggest basketball events to ever be staged in Canada will see the who's who of the basketball world in Toronto over the February 11-14 weekend. Most of the basketball events will be televised on NBA TV, ESPN and TNT with all being picked up in Canada by NBA TV Canada, TSN and Sportsnet. Below is a full schedule of the weekend's festivities...
Thursday, Feb. 11
All times Central time
- 5:30 p.m. | NBA GameTime (from Toronto) | NBA TV
- 7 p.m. | Pelicans vs. Thunder | TNT
- 9:30 p.m. | Inside the NBA presented by Kia | TNT
- 10:30 p.m. | NBA GameTime (from Toronto) | NBA TV
Friday, Feb. 12
- 8:30-10:30 a.m. | BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge Practice | NBA TV
- 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | NBA All-Star Media Day | NBA TV
- 12:30 p.m. | Hall of Fame Announcement | NBA TV & NBA.com
- 5 p.m. | The Starters | NBA TV
- 6 p.m. | NBA All-Star Celebrity Game | ESPN
- 8 p.m. | BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge | TNT
- 10 p.m. | Inside the NBA presented by Kia | TNT
- 10 p.m. | BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge News Conferences | NBA.com
- 10 p.m. | After Dark with Rick Fox | NBA TV
- 10:30 p.m. | NBA GameTime | NBA TV
- 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | NBA All-Star Practice | NBA TV
- 12 p.m. | Inside Stuff | NBA TV
- 12:30 p.m. | The Starters | NBA TV
- 1 p.m. | NBA D-League All-Star Game presented by Kumho Tire | NBA TV
- 6 p.m. | TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader | TNT
- 6 p.m. | Commissioner Adam Silver Media Availability | NBA TV & NBA.com
- 7 p.m. | State Farm All-Star Saturday Night | TNT
- Taco Bell Skills Challenge (1st Event)
- Foot Locker Three-Point Contest (2nd Event)
- Verizon Slam Dunk (3rd Event)
- 9:30 p.m. | NBA GameTime | NBA TV
- 9:30 p.m. | All-Star Saturday Night News Conferences | NBA.com
- 10:30 a.m. | NBA Legends Brunch | NBA.com
- 4 p.m. | NBA GameTime | NBA TV
- 6 p.m. | NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader | TNT
- 7:30 p.m. | NBA All-Star Game | TNT
- 10 p.m. | Inside the NBA presented by Kia | NBA TV