NBA All-Star Weekend 2015: Events & Schedule

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The 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend is finally here, and this year’s festivities will emanate from The World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden in New York City from February 13-15.

This year’s All-Star Game marks the 64th game in league history. The NBA All-Star Weekend is comprised of three days of events, which include: The Sprint All-Star Celebrity Game, The BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, The Degree Shooting Stars Challenge, The Taco Bell Skills Challenge, Foot Locker Three-Point Contest, The Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, The D-League All-Star Game and the NBA All-Star Game.

Here is the television schedule for this year’s major events (All times are Eastern and are broadcast on TNT unless specified):


Friday, February 13:
12 p.m. — NBA All-Star 2015 Media Day — Channel: NBA TV
7 p.m. — Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game — Channel: ESPN
9 p.m. — BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge

Saturday, February 14:
8 p.m. — TNT NBA Tip-Off
8:30 p.m. — State Farm All-Star Saturday Night
– Degree Shooting Stars — 1st Event
– Taco Bell Skills Challenge — 2nd Event
– Foot Locker Three-Point Contest — 3rd Event
– Sprite Slam Dunk — 4th Event

Sunday, February 15:
2:30 p.m. — NBA D-League All-Star Game presented by Kumho Tire — Channel: NBA TV
-Boost Mobile NBA D-League Slam Dunk Contest at halftime
6 p.m. — Sprint Pregame Concert — Channel: NBA TV
7 p.m. — NBA Tip-Off
8:30 p.m. — NBA All-Star Game
11:30 p.m. — Inside the NBA presented by Kia — Channel: NBA TV

For the complete list of planned events throughout the weekend, click here.