NBA All-Star 2026: Times, details, how to watch the weekend's events

All-Star weekend is back in California for the second straight year, this time moving to Inglewood for the NBA's annual midseason showcase.

Among the on-court events are the celebrity game and Rising Stars competition on Friday night, 3-point, Shooting Stars and slam-dunk contests on Saturday and a new All-Star game format on Sunday that features the USA vs. the World.

The U.S. vs. the World concept was talked about for years before finally becoming a reality this season. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association unveiled the long-awaited plan earlier this season, after trying yet again to figure out the latest way to spark renewed interest in the game.

Here’s some of what to know about All-Star weekend:

Here’s the rundown (all times Eastern):

Friday — All-Star celebrity game, 7 p.m. (ESPN); Rising Stars competition, 9 p.m. (Peacock), NBA HBCU Classic, 11 p.m. (Peacock)

Saturday — NBA All-Star media day, 1:30 p.m. (NBA TV); Commissioner Adam Silver press conference, 4 p.m. (NBA TV); 3-point contest, Shooting Stars and slam-dunk contests, starting at 5 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)

Sunday — NBA All-Star Game, 5 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)

The All-Stars are split among three teams, which were selected by NBA.

USA Stripes: Boston's Jaylen Brown, New York's Jalen Brunson, Golden State's Stephen Curry is injured and will be replaced by Toronto's Brandon Ingram, Houston's Kevin Durant, Los Angels Lakers' LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers' Kawhi Leonard, Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell and San Antonio's De'Aaron Fox. (Fox is the injury replacement for Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo).

Coach: San Antonio's Mitch Johnson

USA Stars: Toronto's Scottie Barnes, Phoenix's Devin Booker, Detroit's Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren, Atlanta's Jalen Johnson and Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey.

Coach: Detroit's J.B. Bickerstaff.

World: Antetokounmpo, Portland's Deni Avdija, Los Angeles Lakers' Luka Doncic, Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is injured and will be replaced by Houston's Alperen Sengun, Denver's Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, Indiana's Pascal Siakam, New York's Karl-Anthony Towns, San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama and Miami's Norman Powell.

Coach: Toronto's Darko Rajakovic.

The two U.S. teams both have eight players while the World team has nine players. Games will be one standard NBA quarter, or 12 minutes long.

The USA Stars will play the World in Game 1. The winner of that game will play the USA Stripes in Game 2. The loser of Game 1 will play the USA Stripes in Game 3.

The teams with the best two records will play in the championship game. If all three teams are 1-1, point differential would be the tiebreaker.

According to BetMGM Sportsbook, Team USA Stripes is the favorite to win the All-Star tournament at +160, followed by the World (+170) and the USA Stars (+200).

The favorites for All-Star MVP are Wembanyama (+700), Doncic (+1000) and Cunningham (+1100).

The eight 3-point contest competitors are Booker, Murray, Maxey, Powell, Mitchell, Milwaukee's Bobby Portis, Charlotte's Kon Knueppel and Portland's Damian Lillard.

The four slam dunk competitors are San Antonio's Carter Bryant, Miami's Keshad Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers' Jaxson Hayes and Orlando's Jase Richardson.

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Several artists will be performing at the NBA Crossover event, starting with CORTIS, a five-member K-Pop group on Thursday night. Ludacris will perform on Friday night while Shaboozey will be on Saturday. All performances are at the L.A. Convention Center.

CORTIS will also perform at halftime during Friday's celebrity game.

AP Pro Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds contributed to this story.

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Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) drives against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Gerald Leong)

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) goes to the basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James drives to the basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

DENVER (AP) — Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer as part of a seven-run first inning, Aaron Nola pitched efficiently into the seventh and the Philadelphia Phillies spoiled Colorado’s home opener by beating the Rockies 10-1 on Friday.

The Phillies set the tone early by sending 11 batters to the plate against Michael Lorenzen (0-1) to begin the game. They finished with 13 hits, including three homers — all by lefties — with the wind blowing from left field. Marsh hit a sinker that went a projected 454 feet to the second deck in right-center. In the second, Bryce Harper launched a solo shot. Kyle Schwarber added a 460-foot drive to right field in the fifth.

Nola (1-0) scattered five hits and gave up one run over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out nine — the bullpen had six more — as Philadelphia won its eighth straight over Colorado. The latest one marked the Rockies' most lopsided loss in a home opener.

It also was win No. 350 for Phillies manager Rob Thomson, making him the fastest to reach the mark in club history (604 games).

There were 48,366 fans who showed up on a sunny but cool afternoon. The Rockies, a team coming off three straight 100-loss seasons, dropped to 18-16 in home openers, including 17-15 at Coors Field.

It was a rough outing for Lorenzen, who allowed nine runs and 12 hits over three innings. Mickey Moniak had one of Colorado's five hits in his first game of the season. Moniak started on the injured list due to a sprained right ring finger.

The Rockies were coming off a three-game series win in Toronto. They didn't capture their first series last season until early June against Miami.

The Phillies will throw lefty Jesús Luzardo (0-1, 9.00 ERA) on Saturday. The Rockies hadn't announced a scheduled starter, but right-hander Chase Dollander (1-0, 9.00) is expected to get some work.

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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen calls for a new ball after giving up a three-run home run to Philadelphia Phillies' Brandon Marsh in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, April 3, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

From left to right, Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh celebrate as Marsh crosses home plate after hitting a three-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, April 3, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola works against the Colorado Rockies in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 3, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper, right, congratulates Kyle Schwarber after his solo home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Valente Bellozo in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 3, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Philadelphia Phillies' Brandon Marsh, right, follows the flight of his three-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, April 3, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)