Plot Synopsis

In January or February each year since 1952 -- except for 1999, when the NBA ALL-STAR GAME was canceled because of the lockout -- the National Basketball Association (NBA) holds its annual All-Star game, featuring the top players from the Western and Eastern Conferences playing against each other. Seven years after the inaugural event, NBC aired the the game on Friday, January 23, at 10pm ET, the first time the game was nationally televised. Four years, later, after not being on national TV, the game was syndicated from 1963 - 1967, airing during primetime. In 1968, ABC first aired the game, and continued to present the NBA ALL-STAR GAME on Tuesday evenings through 1973. For the next year, the game switched networks to CBS, where it continued on Tuesday nights for only three more years. In 1977, CBS switched the game to Sunday afternoons through 1990, when NBC continued to air the game Sunday mid-day until 1992. In 1993, NBC moved the games to early primetime on Sundays, and continued to telecast them on that day and time until 2002. Since 2003, TNT has annually presented the game on Sunday evenings.
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TNT, TBS, and truTV broadcast the 2025 ALL-STAR GAME, live from Chase Center in the Bay Area, with a new mini-tournament format, featuring the 24 NBA All-Star selections divided evenly into three teams and the fourth team composed of the Castrol Rising Stars champions. Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith, who drafted their respective teams on Thursday, February 6, serve as general managers. Candace Parker serves as GM of the winning Castrol Rising Stars team. All four general managers will be mic'd up throughout the night. Brian Anderson returns as the play-by-play voice, alongside Reggie Miller (his 18th time providing NBA All-Star Game analysis). Additionally, comedy superstar Kevin Hart and Ernie Johnson add commentary throughout the night.