2025 NBA All-Star Weekend: How to Watch & Stream All the Events Without Cable

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Now that the Super Bowl is behind us, sports fans can officially set their sights on NBA All-Star Weekend. This year, the All-Star game will be getting a slight change from previous events. Instead of two 12-man teams going head-to-head, teams will be broken out into four smaller squads that will play in a mini-tournament. These games will be capped at 40 points and the winner will be crowned at Sunday night’s Championship final airing live on TNT at 8PM ET.

However, the big game is only one of many must-see events happening all weekend long. Taking place in San Francisco this year, festivities kick off today (Feb. 14) with the Ruffles Celeb Game, which will feature many Grammy-nominated artists including Shaboozey, Noah Kahan, alongside Mickey Guyton, and Tucker Halpern. Other notable celebrities making an on-court appearance are Billboard cover star Kai Cenat, Druski, and 2 Chainz serving as coach.

The following day (Feb. 15), the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night will featuring the classic All-Star events: the skills challenge, 3-point and slam dunk contest. On Sunday (Feb. 16), the NBA All-Star tournament and championship game will conclude the weekend. To help fans tune into the jam-packed basketball weekend, we’ve created a guide on how to watch every All-Star activity online. See below.

How to Watch the NBA All-Star Weekend, at a Glance:

Who’s Playing in the 2024 All-Star Game?

This year, the NBA is changing up the All-Star formula. Instead of two teams facing off against each other, players will be split up into four teams of eight, each of them drafted by TNT analysts Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Candace Parker, and Kenny Smith. The teams are as follows:

Team Shaq: LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, James Harden and Kyrie Irving (who replaces an injured Anthony Davis).

Team Chuck: Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Pascal Siakam, Alperen Sengun, Karl-Anthony Towns, Donovan Mitchell, and Trae Young. (Giannis Antetokounmpo was originally picked to play but has been replaced by Young due to injury.)

Team Kenny: Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson, Jaren Jackson Jr., Jalen Williams, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham and Tyler Herro.

Team Candace: TBD

Who’s Performing at the 2024 All-Star Game?

The NBA All-Star game will feature a special musical tribute to the bay area. DJ Cassidy will lead a special rendition of his “Pass The Mic Live!” show featuring legendary rappers E-40 and Too $hort, along with singer-rapper Saweetie and R&B group En Vogue.

Prior to the big game, Oscar and Grammy-winning artist and Bay Area native H.E.R. will welcome fans to State Farm All-Star Saturday Night alongside National Basketball Players Association executive director Andre Iguodala. Also, basketball star turned Def Jam recording artist, LiAngelo “Gelo” Ball will make his live televised debut, performing his hit single “Tweaker” ahead of the Starry 3-Point Contest on Saturday.

From the slam dunk contest to the halftime show, keep reading on to see how you can watch every NBA All-Star Weekend event below.

2025 NBA All-Star: How to Watch the Game, Halftime Show & Other Events Online

The 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend will air across ESPN, TNT, TBS, truTV, and NBA TV. The NBA All-Star Game will broadcast live on TNT on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8PM ET. If you already have TNT through a cable or internet provider, you can watch or stream the 2025 NBA All-Star game on your TV.

No cable? Streaming plans tend to be cheaper, plus you don’t have to worry about renting (and returning) a cable box. The channels broadcasting this weekend’s festivities are all available on streaming platforms, including Sling TV, DirecTV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV.

DirectTV Stream is a great option for live television – it’s not very expensive and you can enjoy perks such as free Max, Starz and other premium channels with select plans and a free trial for five days. Streaming plans start at $86.99/month after your free trial is up.

Hulu + Live TV will cost you around the same price as DirecTV, but the subscription gets you access to more than 90 live channels, including Max, and loads of on-demand content that you can stream at home or on the go for $82 a month. With the subscription, you’ll also gain access to Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+.

NBA All-Star Game Schedule

When and where is All-Star Weekend? This year’s events will be held in San Francisco from Feb. 14-16. Kicking things off on Friday will be the Ruffles Celeb Game airing Friday at 7PM ET on ESPN followed by the Panini Rising Stars four-game mini-tournament on TNT.

Saturday’s schedule includes the NBA All-Star Practice Presented by AT&T at 11AM ET on NBA TV, NBA x HBCU Classic Presented by AT&T at 2PM ET on NBA TV, TNT and ESPN2; and the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night – featuring the Kia Skills Challenge, Starry 3-Point Contest, and AT&T Slam Dunk Conest – at 8PM ET on TNT.

On Sunday, the NBA All-Star Game will broadcast live on TNT at 8PM ET. All-Star coverage will start earlier at 6PM.