CLEVELAND, Feb. 15, 2022 \u2013 NBA All-Star 2022 will reach fans in 215 countries and territories in a
\nrecord 60 languages on their televisions, computers, mobile phones and tablets, culminating with the 71st
\nNBA All-Star Game when Team Durant faces Team LeBron on Sunday, Feb. 20 at Rocket Mortgage
\nFieldHouse in Cleveland. TNT and ESPN Radio will air the NBA All-Star Game live in the United States
\nat 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will also host Clorox Rising Stars on Friday, Feb. 18 and State Farm\u00ae All-
\nStar Saturday Night (which features the AT&T Slam Dunk, MTN DEW\u00ae 3-Point Contest and Taco Bell\u00ae<\/p>\n
Skills Challenge) on Saturday, Feb. 19. The Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Feb. 18, the NBA
\nAll-Star Practice presented by AT&T and the NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T on Feb. 19, and
\nthe NBA G League Next Gem Game on Feb. 20 will take place at the Wolstein Center.
\nBelow are some numbers and tidbits pertaining to NBA All-Star 2022.
\nNBA All-Star Game
\n\u2022 4 \u2013 A record four former NBA G League players are NBA All-Stars this season: Rudy Gobert (Utah
\nJazz), Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks), Dejounte Murray (San Antonio Spurs) and Fred
\nVanVleet (Toronto Raptors).
\n\u2022 6 \u2013 Six members of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team are on All-Star rosters: Giannis Antetokounmpo
\n(Milwaukee Bucks), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets), James
\nHarden (Philadelphia 76ers), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) and Chris Paul (Phoenix Suns).
\n\u2022 8\/24 \u2013 The Kobe Bryant Trophy, which will be awarded to the Kia NBA All-Star MVP, features an
\neight-sided base representing the eight decades of All-Star Games and is a nod to Bryant\u2019s No. 8
\njersey number. The 24 stars on the first level represent the All-Stars in the game and Bryant\u2019s No. 24
\njersey number. The trophy headlines the lineup of reimagined NBA All-Star hardware, designed in
\npartnership with artist Victor Solomon, that will be presented during NBA All-Star 2022.
\n\u2022 16 \u2013 Giannis Antetokounmpo made all 16 of his field goal attempts as the Kia NBA All-Star MVP of
\nthe 2021 All-Star Game, setting the record for most field goals without a miss in the All-Star Game.
\n\u2022 18 \u2013 LeBron James is set to play in his 18th All-Star Game, which will tie Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for
\nthe NBA record, and make his record 18th All-Star Game start (every season since 2004-05).
\n\u2022 20 \u2013 At 20 years old, LaMelo Ball (Charlotte Hornets) is set to become the fourth-youngest player to
\nplay in the All-Star Game.
\n\u2022 22 \u2013 This year\u2019s NBA All-Star rings, which are awarded to players in recognition of their selection to
\nthe game, feature 22 stars and diamonds in reference to NBA All-Star 2022.
\n\u2022 24 \u2013 The winner of the All-Star Game will be the first team to reach (or surpass) the Final Target
\nScore, which will be the leading team\u2019s total score after the first three quarters plus 24 points. For
\nexample, if the leading team has 100 points after the first three quarters, the Final Target Score will be
\n124 (100 + 24).<\/p>\n
\u2022 128 \u2013 Chris Paul has the most assists in All-Star Game history with 128 (which is one more than
\nMagic Johnson).
\n\u2022 750,000 \u2013 A total of $750,000 will be awarded to two beneficiaries through the All-Star Game, with
\nTeam Durant playing for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and Team LeBron playing for the Kent
\nState I Promise Scholars Program.
\nNBA All-Star History in Cleveland
\n\u2022 1 \u2013 Michael Jordan recorded the first triple-double in NBA All-Star Game history when he finished
\nwith 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the 1997 All-Star Game in Cleveland.
\n\u2022 9 \u2013 Nate \u201cTiny\u201d Archibald had nine points and nine assists as the MVP of the 1981 All-Star Game in
\nRichfield, Ohio.
\n\u2022 18 \u2013 Kobe Bryant was 18 years old when he won the Slam Dunk contest at NBA All-Star 1997.
\n\u2022 20 \u2013 Glen Rice of the Charlotte Hornets scored 20 points in the third quarter to lead the Eastern
\nConference to a 132-120 victory over the Western Conference in the 1997 All-Star Game, now tied
\nfor the most points scored by a player in a quarter in All-Star Game history.
\n\u2022 35\/50\/75 \u2013 The Cleveland area has hosted NBA All-Star when the league celebrated its 35th season
\n(1981), 50th anniversary (1997) and 75th anniversary (2022), marking its three times as All-Star host.
\n\u2022 50 \u2013 The 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, as announced in 1996, were honored at halftime of the
\n1997 All-Star Game. Each of those players was recently named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, a
\ngroup of 76 players who will be honored at the 2022 All-Star Game.
\nClorox Rising Stars<\/p>\n
\u2022 4 \u2013 Under a new format for Clorox Rising Stars, four teams of seven players will compete in a mini-
\ntournament consisting of three games.<\/p>\n
\u2022 6 \u2013 Six elite young players from NBA G League Ignite will compete across the Clorox Rising Stars
\nand Clorox Clutch Challenge shooting competition on Feb. 18: MarJon Beauchamp, Dyson Daniels,
\nMichael Foster Jr., Jaden Hardy, Scoot Henderson and Fanbo Zeng.
\n\u2022 36 \u2013 Rising Stars honorary coaches and NBA 75th Anniversary Team selections Rick Barry (8), Gary
\nPayton (9), Isiah Thomas (12) and James Worthy (7) combined for 36 NBA All-Star selections.
\nAT&T Slam Dunk
\n\u2022 1 \u2013 A first-time champion will be crowned in AT&T Slam Dunk. Cole Anthony (Orlando Magic),
\nJalen Green (Houston Rockets) and Juan Toscano-Anderson (Golden State Warriors) are set to make
\ntheir event debuts, and Obi Toppin (New York Knicks) returns for his second appearance after
\nfinishing as the runner-up last year.
\n\u2022 30 \u2013 In addition to the live presentation of AT&T Slam Dunk by TNT and ESPN Radio on Feb. 19,
\nCartoon Network will air a special 30-minute, superpowered Teen Titans Go! edition of the contest on
\nFeb. 20 at 5 p.m. ET.
\nMTN DEW\u00ae 3-Point Contest
\n\u2022 4 \u2013 Four 2022 NBA All-Stars are part of the field for the MTN DEW\u00ae 3-Point Contest: Zach LaVine
\n(Chicago Bulls), Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves), Fred VanVleet (Toronto Raptors)
\nand Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks).
\n\u2022 6 \u2013 The two-round, timed shooting competition will feature the THE DEW ZONE,TM which is located
\n6 feet behind the 3-point line, where the participants will attempt two shots \u2013 with a special green ball
\n\u2013 that are worth three points each.<\/p>\n
Taco Bell\u00ae Skills Challenge
\n\u2022 3 \u2013 Three teams of three players will compete in a new format for the Taco Bell\u00ae Skills Challenge,
\nwith the teams composed of three Antetokounmpo brothers (Giannis and Thanasis of the Milwaukee
\nBucks and Alex of Raptors 905), three Cleveland Cavaliers players (Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland and
\nEvan Mobley) and three NBA rookies (Scottie Barnes of the Toronto Raptors, Cade Cunningham of
\nthe Detroit Pistons and Josh Giddey of the Oklahoma City Thunder).
\n\u2022 4 \u2013 The competition will consist of four rounds and test shooting, passing and dribbling ability,
\nculminating with the top two teams from the first three rounds competing in the fourth and final
\nround, where the winning team will be the one that makes a half-court shot in the fastest time.
\nNBA All-Star Around the World
\n\u2022 2 – With their participation in Clorox Rising Stars, Josh Giddey (Oklahoma City Thunder; Australia)
\nand Dyson Daniels (NBA G League Ignite; Australia), who were teammates at NBA Global Academy
\nin Canberra, Australia, from 2019-2020, will become the first two NBA Academy alumni to
\nparticipate in NBA All-Star.
\n\u2022 4 \u2013 There are a record-tying four international All-Star Game starters: Giannis Antetokounmpo
\n(Milwaukee Bucks; Greece; ties to Nigeria), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon), Nikola
\nJoki\u0107 (Denver Nuggets; Serbia) and Andrew Wiggins (Golden State Warriors; Canada). Two other
\ninternational players were selected as All-Star reserves: Luka Don\u010di\u0107 (Dallas Mavericks; Slovenia)
\nand Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz; France).
\n\u2022 6 \u2013 Six international television and radio networks \u2013 from France, Greece, Latin America, Mongolia,
\nPoland and Spain \u2013 will conduct live onsite commentary at NBA All-Star 2022. Three television
\nnetworks \u2013 from India, Netherlands and Norway \u2013 will broadcast NBA All-Star remotely for the first
\ntime.
\n\u2022 15\/12 \u2013 Fifteen international players from 12 countries will participate in NBA All-Star 2022 events.
\nRuffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
\n\u2022 4 \u2013 The Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will tip off with the Ruffles Ridges 4-point Shooting
\nCompetition. Ruffles and the NBA will donate $4,000 to support the Thurgood Marshall College
\nFund for every shot made from behind the line, with a minimum of $40,000.
\n\u2022 21 \u2013 The Celebrity Game rosters feature 21 participants, including Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and
\nseven recording artists in Anuel AA, Jimmie Allen, Kane Brown, Jack Harlow, Machine Gun Kelly,
\nQuavo and Anjali Ranadive.
\nNBA G League Next Gem Game
\n\u2022 1 \u2013 The next generation of talent will be highlighted in the first NBA G League Next Gem Game, a
\nmatchup between NBA G League Ignite and the Cleveland Charge on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. ET
\non NBA TV.
\nSocial Impact
\n\u2022 14 \u2013 Volunteers across the NBA family will participate in the 14th Annual NBA Cares All-Star Day of
\nService presented by Nike, SAP and State Farm on Feb. 18, sorting and packing food donations at the
\nGreater Cleveland Food Bank and gently used books with the Kids\u2019 Book Bank Cleveland to support
\nthousands of children, seniors, families and other individuals in need.
\n\u2022 2,000 \u2013 The NBA will dedicate its 2,000th Live, Learn or Play center, at the Cudell Recreation Center
\nin Cleveland, as part of the NBA 75th Live, Learn or Play Initiative in partnership with Kaiser
\nPermanente.<\/p>\n
\u2022 110,000 \u2013 The NBA will support vaccination and testing efforts in Cleveland through 11 vaccination
\nclinics, in addition to donating 10,000 rapid antigen tests and 110,000 face masks to the city\u2019s
\nCOVID-19 Taskforce.
\n\u2022 3,000,000 \u2013 As part of NBA All-Star 2022, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association
\nwill provide more than $3 million in programming and support to the Greater Cleveland and HBCU
\ncommunities.
\nHBCUs
\n\u2022 1 \u2013 Howard University and Morgan State University will meet in the first NBA HBCU Classic
\npresented by AT&T on Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. ET, which will be simulcast on TNT, ESPN2 and NBA
\nTV. As part of the NBA\u2019s and AT&T\u2019s ongoing commitments to HBCUs, they will donate $100,000
\nto each school.
\n\u2022 2 \u2013 The NBA and MTN DEW will selected two HBCU students to receive up to $50,000 scholarships
\nfrom Howard University and Morgan State University.
\n\u2022 11 \u2013 Eleven HBCU college students will participate in an NBA All-Star Event Shadow program.
\n\u2022 500,000 \u2013 In continued support of HBCU students, institutions and programs, the NBA and NBA
\nFoundation will make grants of $250,000 each, totaling $500,000, to the Thurgood Marshall College
\nFund (TMCF) and UNCF (United Negro College Fund).
\nNBA All-Star on TNT
\n\u2022 5 \u2013 Five Turner Sports analysts were named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team: Charles Barkley,
\nReggie Miller, Shaquille O\u2019Neal, Isiah Thomas and Dwyane Wade.
\n\u2022 20 \u2013 TNT will present the NBA All-Star Game for the 20th straight year.
\nNBA All-Star on ESPN
\n\u2022 26 \u2013 ESPN Radio will broadcast its 26<\/p>\n
th All-Star Game, with play-by-play voice Marc Kestecher,
\nanalyst P.J. Carlesimo and reporters Ros Gold-Onwude and Monica McNutt on the call.
\n\u2022 31 \u2013 Analysts Kendrick Perkins and Richard Jefferson, who will call the Ruffles NBA All-Star
\nCelebrity Game with host Cassidy Hubbarth and reporter Monica McNutt, combined to play 31
\nseasons in the NBA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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