The NBA announced today a new format for the 2022 Clorox Rising Stars, which will be played on Friday, Feb. 18 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland as part of NBA All-Star 2022.\u00a0 TNT will televise the annual showcase of premier young talent at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
Clorox Rising Stars will feature four seven-player teams competing in a mini-tournament consisting of three games.\u00a0 Each game will be played to a Final Target Score, meaning that a game will end with a made basket or a made free throw instead of with the clock running out.<\/p>\n
The pool of 28 players for Clorox Rising Stars will consist of 12 first-year NBA players, 12 second-year NBA players and four elite young players from NBA G League Ignite, a first-of-its-kind team dedicated to developing top prospects in preparation for the NBA Draft.<\/p>\n
The combined 24 first- and second-year NBA players for Rising Stars will be selected by NBA assistant coaches, with each of the league\u2019s 30 teams submitting one ballot per coaching staff.\u00a0 The four NBA G League Ignite players will be selected by NBA G League head coaches.<\/p>\n
NBA legends who were named to the league\u2019s 75th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary Team and assistant coaches from the 2022 NBA All-Star Game coaching staffs will comprise the combined coaching staffs for Clorox Rising Stars.\u00a0 The coaches will select their team rosters in the Rising Stars Draft.\u00a0 Each team will select seven players, including one NBA G League Ignite player.\u00a0 More details about the coaches and the draft will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n In the mini-tournament, Team A will face Team B in the first semifinal (Game 1) and Team C will play Team D in the second semifinal (Game 2).\u00a0 The winner of Game 1 will meet the winner of Game 2 in the final (Game 3).<\/p>\n The competition will consist of a \u201crace to 75\u201d points in honor of the NBA\u2019s landmark 75th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary Season.\u00a0 The semifinal games will be played to a Final Target Score of 50.\u00a0 The final game will be played to a Final Target Score of 25, for a total of 75 points across the semifinal and final.<\/p>\n In addition, a timed shooting competition called the Clorox Clutch Challenge will take place between Games 2 and 3 of Clorox Rising Stars.\u00a0 A total of eight NBA and NBA G League Ignite players will be divided into four teams of two and compete to make shots from five locations on the court tied to iconic shots made in the NBA Playoffs.<\/p>\n Each team will compete with one shared ball and its players must alternate shots so no player shoots two times consecutively.\u00a0 Team 1 is given 1 minute and 30 seconds (1:30 counting down) to make a shot from each of the five locations in any order.\u00a0 Team 1\u2019s time is then the marker for Team 2.\u00a0 If Team 1\u2019s time is 1:15, then Team 2 will have a 1:15 countdown clock to complete the competition.\u00a0 Each team that establishes a new standard sets the clock for the next team competing, and the fastest finisher will win the Clorox Clutch Challenge.<\/p>\n Tickets for Clorox Rising Stars are available at\u00a0NBAEvents.com<\/a>\u00a0and through the NBA Events App, which can be downloaded in the\u00a0Apple Store<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n About the NBA About The Clorox Company<\/u><\/strong> Clorox is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation\u2019s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.\u00a0 The company has been broadly recognized for its corporate responsibility efforts, included on the Barron\u2019s 2021 100 Most Sustainable Companies list, 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, the Human Rights Campaign\u2019s 2021 Corporate Equality Index and the 2021\u00a0Parity.org<\/a>\u00a0Best Places for Women to Advance list, among others.\u00a0 In support of its communities, The Clorox Company and its foundations contributed about $20 million in combined cash grants, product donations and cause marketing in fiscal year 2021.\u00a0 For more information, visit\u00a0TheCloroxCompany.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow the company on Twitter at @CloroxCo.<\/p>\n The NBA announced today a new format for the 2022 @Clorox<\/a> Rising Stars, which will be played on Friday, Feb. 18 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland as part of NBA All-Star 2022. <\/p>\n Full release \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/pXhwYCLdlf<\/a><\/p>\n Overview \u2b07\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/V5JZJwZirZ<\/a><\/p>\n — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/u><\/strong>The NBA is a global sports and media business built around four professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women\u2019s National Basketball Association, the NBA G League and the NBA 2K League.\u00a0 The NBA has also partnered with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a new professional league featuring the top 12 club teams from across Africa.\u00a0 The NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.\u00a0 NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 countries.\u00a0 NBA Digital\u2019s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.\u00a0 The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.\u00a0 Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.<\/p>\n
\nThe Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) is a leading multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products with about 9,000 employees worldwide and fiscal year 2021 sales of $7.3 billion.\u00a0 Clorox markets some of the most trusted and recognized consumer brand names, including its namesake bleach and cleaning products; Pine-Sol\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0cleaners; Liquid-Plumr\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0clog removers; Poett\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0home care products; Fresh Step\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0cat litter; Glad\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0bags and wraps; Kingsford\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0grilling products; Hidden Valley\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0dressings and sauces; Brita\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0water-filtration products; Burt\u2019s Bees\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0natural personal care products; and RenewLife\u00ae<\/sup>, Rainbow Light\u00ae<\/sup>, Natural Vitality CALM\u2122, and NeoCell\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0vitamins, minerals and supplements.\u00a0 The company also markets industry-leading products and technologies for professional customers, including those sold under the CloroxPro\u2122 and Clorox Healthcare\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0brand names.\u00a0 More than 80% of the company\u2019s sales are generated from brands that hold the No. 1 or No. 2 market share positions in their categories.<\/p>\n\n