NBA All-Star Weekend is officially here, and the easiest way to watch everything (without bouncing between five tabs) is to treat it like a 3-night TV event: Friday’s Celebrity Game + Rising Stars, Saturday’s skills/3-point/dunk block, then Sunday’s new USA vs. World mini-tournament.
Last updated: Sunday, Feb. 15 (ET)
Today (Sunday) is All-Star Game day: the USA vs. World mini-tournament tips at 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with three short games leading into a 7:10 p.m. ET championship.
Below is the full NBA All-Star Weekend TV schedule, plus standings context, the Rising Stars rosters, the new All-Star format, and the official 3-Point and Slam Dunk participant lists.
NBA All-Star Weekend TV Schedule (Times, Channels, Streaming)
Saturday is the biggest viewing night of the weekend because it bundles the most searched events into one TV window: the 3-Point Contest, Shooting Stars, and Slam Dunk Contest. The show begins 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, but the contests typically roll out after the broadcast starts, so it’s smart to tune in at the top of the hour if you don’t want to miss the first event. If you’re only watching one thing all weekend, this is the cleanest single-block option.
How to watch today (Sunday):
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TV: NBC
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Streaming: Peacock
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All-Star tournament start: 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT
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Game times: 5:00, 5:55, 6:25, 7:10 p.m. ET (championship)
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Tip: Treat 5 p.m. ET as the event start—the format moves fast once it begins.
Sunday, Feb. 15
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NBA Legends Awards — 12 p.m. ET (NBA App)
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G League Next Up Game — 2:30 p.m. ET (NBA App)
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All-Star Game 1: World vs. Stars — 5 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)
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All-Star Game 2: G1 Winner vs. Stripes — 5:55 p.m. ET
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All-Star Game 3: G1 Loser vs. Stripes — 6:25 p.m. ET
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All-Star Championship — 7:10 p.m. ET
NBA Standings (Why This Weekend Hits Different)
All-Star is still a showcase, but it also splits the season into “before the stretch run” and “after the stretch run.” As of the break, Detroit sits No. 1 in the East (40–13), while Oklahoma City leads the West at 42–14.
Top-3 snapshot:
Rising Stars Roster (Teams + Notables)
The Rising Stars event is a mini-tournament Friday night on Peacock, with Game 1 at 9 ET, Game 2 at 9:55 ET, and the championship at 10:35 ET.
Here are the four squads (full lists are long, but these are the headliners fans are searching):
- Team Melo: Reed Sheppard, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, Jeremiah Fears, Donovan Clingan, plus Ace Bailey (replacement)
- Team T-Mac: Kon Knueppel, Kel’el Ware, Tre Johnson, Jaylon Tyson, Cam Spencer, plus Bub Carrington and Zaccharie Risacher (roster updates)
- Team Vince: VJ Edgecombe, Derik Queen, Matas Buzelis, Egor Dёmin
- Team Austin (G League): Ron Harper Jr., Tristen Newton, Yang Hansen, plus replacements due to injuries
All-Star Format (New USA vs. World Tournament, Explained Fast)
Sunday isn’t one long All-Star Game anymore. It’s a three-team, four-game setup built around USA vs. World, with two U.S. teams (“Stars” and “Stripes”) and one international team (“World”).
The bracket mechanics matter:
- Game 1: Stars vs. World
- Games 2 & 3: Stripes plays both teams from Game 1 (winner, then loser)
- Game 4: Championship between the top two teams after round-robin tiebreakers (record → point differential → total points, etc.)
3-Point Contest Participants (Official List)
The NBA’s 2026 3-Point field includes: Devin Booker, Kon Knueppel, Damian Lillard, Tyrese Maxey, Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray, Bobby Portis Jr., Norman Powell.
Lillard won this third 3-point content.
Slam Dunk Contest Participants (Official List)
The 2026 dunk field: Carter Bryant, Jaxson Hayes, Keshad Johnson, Jase Richardson. Miami’s Johnson won the content.
NBA All-Star Weekend Schedule: Sunday TV Time, Channel + Contest Order