All-Star weekend has reached its final day in San Francisco.
Sunday night is the All-Star Game — or tournament. It’s a new format for the All-Star Game this year. It’s now a mini-tournament with games going only to 40 points.
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Decorations for the NBA All-Star Weekend are seen along Powell Street in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Decorations for the NBA All-Star Weekend are seen along Powell Street in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
A pedestrian watches a window decal being installed outside Moscone Center ahead of the NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, center, reacts on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
All-Star Saturday saw Mac McClung become the first back-to-back-to-back dunk champion, Tyler Herro win the 3-point contest, Team Cavs win the skills event and Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul get disqualified from the skills competition for circumventing the rules in the NBA's opinion.
Here’s what to know about All-Star weekend:
Sunday — NBA All-Star Game, 8 p.m. (TNT, truTV, Max); NBA All-Star postgame (NBA TV).
— The All-Star Game is here. Will the new format work?
— Mac to Mac to Mac: McClung three-peats in dunk contest, Tyler Herro wins 3-point
— Wemby, CP3 disqualified from skills competition
— Adam Silver's annual All-Star news conference touched on many topics
— The HBCU Classic was in Oakland, and Damian Lillard was among those thrilled by that
— Draymond Green says the current NBA game is ‘boring'
The All-Stars are split into three teams of eight players this year, drafted by TNT analysts Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. The rundown:
Chuck's Global Stars: Denver’s Nikola Jokic, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama, Indiana’s Pascal Siakam, Houston’s Alperen Sengun, New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns, Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell, Atlanta’s Trae Young. (Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo was supposed to play but cannot because of injury. Young replaced him for the game.)
Shaq's OGs: Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, Golden State’s Stephen Curry, Dallas’ Kyrie Irving, Boston teammates Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Phoenix’s Kevin Durant, Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard and the Los Angeles Clippers’ James Harden. (Dallas' Anthony Davis was supposed to play but cannot because of injury. Irving replaced him for the game.)
Kenny's Young Stars: Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, New York’s Jalen Brunson, Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr., Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams, Cleveland teammates Darius Garland and Evan Mobley, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Miami’s Tyler Herro.
Shaq's OGs will play Candace's Rising Stars, named for Candace Parker, the team that won the Rising Stars event: Castle, Utah's Keyonte George, Phoenix’s Ryan Dunn, Memphis teammates Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells, Golden State’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Dalton Knecht and — added to the roster late Friday — Houston’s Amen Thompson.
The NBA has made the All-Star Game a mini-tournament this year, with four teams playing games to 40 points. There’s no clock (other than the shot clock) and nobody fouls out.
The semifinal matchups: Chuck’s Global Stars vs. Kenny’s Young Stars, Shaq's OGs vs. Candace's Rising Stars.
According to BetMGM Sportsbook, Team Shaq is the All-Star favorite at +105, ahead of Team Chuck (+185). Team Kenny is at +425 and Team Candace is at +900.
— Stephen and Ayesha Curry are the hosts this weekend and savor all that title means
— Spurs’ Stephon Castle wins MVP of Rising Stars game, his team earns All-Star berth
— Damian Lillard returns home, and Oakland still means everything to him
— The NBA’s tech summit turns 25
— LeBron James, and his place in All-Star history
— There’s no Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu rematch this year
— Wemby leads the list of six All-Star game rookies
— The Warriors are making a splash with their own record label
— Mac McClung is back in the dunk contest, looking for third consecutive title
— Kevin Hart will be the on-court emcee for the All-Star Game
— Trae Young Kyrie Irving picked as All-Star replacements for Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis
— Giannis Antetokounmpo won't play at All-Star weekend
— Damian Lillard, Victor Wembanyama among those in All-Star Saturday
— How the new All-Star format works
— LeBron picked for 21st All-Star Game, extending his NBA record
Kevin Scott, Tre Maddox and Eric Dalen will be the officials for Sunday’s All-Star Game.
DJ Cassidy, Too $hort, Saweetie, En Vogue and Raphael Saadiq will be among the featured performers on All-Star Sunday.
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Decorations for the NBA All-Star Weekend are seen along Powell Street in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Decorations for the NBA All-Star Weekend are seen along Powell Street in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
A pedestrian watches a window decal being installed outside Moscone Center ahead of the NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, center, reacts on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and authorities warned Friday that more severe weather was expected across several countries in southern Africa.
South Africa has reported at least 19 deaths in two of its northern provinces following heavy rains that began last month and led to severe flooding.
Tourists and staff members were evacuated this week by helicopter from flooded camps to other areas in the renowned Kruger National Park, which is closed to visitors while parts of it are inaccessible because of washed out roads and bridges, South Africa's national parks agency said.
In neighboring Mozambique, the Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction said 103 people had died in an unusually severe rainy season since late last year. Those deaths were from various causes including electrocution from lightning strikes, drowning in floods, infrastructure collapse caused by the severe weather and cholera, the institute said.
The worst flooding in Mozambique has been in the central and southern regions, where more than 200,000 people have been affected, thousands of homes have been damaged, while tens of thousands face evacuation, the World Food Program said.
Zimbabwe’s disaster management agency said that 70 people have died and more than 1,000 homes have been destroyed in heavy rains since the beginning of the year, while infrastructure including schools, roads and bridges collapsed.
Flooding has also hit the island nation of Madagascar off the coast of Africa as well as Malawi and Zambia. Authorities in Madagascar said 11 people died in floods since late November.
The United States' Famine Early Warning System said flooding was reported or expected in at least seven southern African nations, possibly due to the presence of the La Nina weather phenomenon that can bring heavy rains to parts of southeastern Africa.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited flood-stricken areas in the northern Limpopo province on Thursday and said that region had received around 400 millimeters (more than 15 inches) of rain in less than a week. He said that in one district he visited “there are 36 houses that have just been wiped away from the face of the Earth. Everything is gone ... the roofs, the walls, the fences, everything.”
The flooding occurred in the Limpopo and Mpumalanaga provinces in the north, and the South African Weather Service issued a red-level 10 alert for parts of the country for Friday, warning of more heavy rain and flooding that poses a threat to lives and could cause widespread infrastructure damage.
The huge Kruger wildlife park, which covers some 22,000 square kilometers (7,722 square miles) across the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, has been impacted by severe flooding and around 600 tourists and staff members have been evacuated from camps to high-lying areas in the park, Kruger National Park spokesperson Reynold Thakhuli said.
He couldn't immediately say how many people there were in the park, which has been closed to visitors after several rivers burst their banks and flooded camps, restaurants and other areas. The parks agency said precautions were being taken and no deaths or injuries had been reported at Kruger.
The South African army sent helicopters to rescue other people trapped on the roofs of their houses or in trees in northern parts of the country, it said. An army helicopter also rescued border post officers and police officers stranded at a flooded checkpoint on the South Africa-Zimbabwe border.
Southern Africa has experienced a series of extreme weather events in recent years, including devastating cyclones and a scorching drought that caused a food crisis in parts of a region that often suffers food shortages.
The World Food Program said more than 70,000 hectares (about 173,000 acres) of crops in Mozambique, including staples such as rice and corn, have been waterlogged in the current flooding, worsening food insecurity for thousands of small-scale farmers who rely on their harvests for food.
Imray reported from Cape Town, South Africa. AP writers Charles Mangwiro in Maputo, Mozambique, and Farai Mutsaka in Harare, Zimbabwe, contributed to this report.
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This image made from video shows the scene after flooding in Tete Province, Mozambique, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo)
This image made from video shows the scene after flooding in Tete Province, Mozambique, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo)
This image made from video shows the scene after flooding in Tete Province, Mozambique, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo)