Plot Synopsis

Each year since 1994 (except during the lockout in 1999 and in 2021 because of COVID-19) during the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Weekend, the league has hosted an exhibition game featuring its best young players. Even though the game was not played in 2021, rosters were announced. For the first five years (1994-1998), the game featured only rookie players competing in a single regulation game. After the lockout in 1999, subsequent games (2000-2011) featured a team of first-year players taking on a team for second-year players. The game continued to feature first- and second-year players, but they played on mixed teams coached by NBA legends (2012-2014) or Team World vs Team USA (2015-2021). Since 2022, the RISING STARS CHALLENGE has featured a tournament-style event with four teams led by NBA legends, featuring both first- and second-year players, as well as a few prospects from the NBC G League Ignite team.
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TNT's NBA All-Star coverage began on Friday, February 16, 2024 with the 2024 Panini Rising Stars at 9pm ET/6pm PT, with host Adam Lefkoe joined by Jamal Crawford, Candace Parker and Chris Haynes. Two-time NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton also joins during the telecast.