NBA All-Star Game: Live updates, highlights, results; Team Chuck strikes first behind SGA outburst

Live13 updates

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  Mon, February 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM GMT+1

  Fan makes logo shot to win $100,000 at All-Star Game

  Mr. Beast, the YouTube sensation, hosted a shooting contest between Damian Lillard and a fan for $100,000. The fan had to make one shot from the logo near halfcourt before Lillard made three. Lillard made two, but before he could sink his third the fan banked in the winning shot.

  The All-Star players, just as hyped as the fans, showered the fan with congratulations.

• Mon, February 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM GMT+1

  Team Chuck moves on

  Team Chuck topped Team Kenny in Game 1, 41-32, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander icing the contest with a dunk.

  SGA shot 5-of-5 for 12 points in a game in which Anthony Edwards curiously did not play for Team Kenny.

  The TNT broadcast said The Athletic reported Edwards had groin soreness.

• Mon, February 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM GMT+1

  Let’s see how the commentary plays out …

  The NBA and commissioner Adam Silver want the All-Star event to be taken more seriously, with players actually competing.

  But the four-man booth for Game 1 — Shaq, Candace Parker, Reggie Miller and Brian Anderson — was all about jokes and topics other than the game during the early going.

  The broadcast also gave time during the game to Ernie Johnson and Kevin Hart, who were sitting with coaches Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. Hart screamed a lot about whatever as action on the court took place.

  I have wondered for a very long time who the Kevin Hart fans are? Where they are? Why does Adam think he’s an ambassador lol. https://t.co/8GPCvBz5ku

  — Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) February 17, 2025

  When the broadcast went back to the actual broadcast booth, it was Anderson trying to give updates on the action, while his broadcast mates wanted to talk about anything except the action on the court.

  The issue: If the game action isn’t interesting enough for the folks calling the game, why should anyone else care?

  The NBA needs to take a hard look at this game presentation.

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  Mon, February 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM GMT+1

  Victor Wembanyama is wreaking havoc, and the All-Stars are trying!

  Led by Victor Wembanayama, the NBA’s young stars are injecting some energy into the All-Star Game for the first time in years. In a back-and-forth battle, Wembanyama has wreaked havoc on both ends, inspiring everyone to compete.

  The All-Stars are actually trying

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  Mon, February 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM GMT+1

  Victor Wembanyama is here to play some All-Star game defense:

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  Mon, February 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM GMT+1

  Tyler Herro and Karl-Anthony Towns trading ridiculous 3s:

• Mon, February 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM GMT+1

  Trivia time: Evan Mobley scores 1st points in NBA’s new All-Star tournament format

  In the first NBA All-Star tournament game, featuring Team Chuck vs. Team Kenny, it was Evan Mobley of Team Kenny who scored the first points of the new format.

  In transition, the Cavs big man was on the receiving end of an alley-oop from Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams.

  Mobley added another bucket as Team Chuck led 17-12 at the first timeout of the contest, which will be decided by the first to 40.

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  Mon, February 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM GMT+1

  And we’re underway. There’s no game clock in these games. First team to 40 points in the semifinals wins.

  Here are the rosters for the opening game:

  Team Kenny

  Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
  Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
  Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies
  Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder
  Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavaliers
  Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers
  Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons
  Tyler Herro, Miami Heat

  vs.

  Team Chuck

  Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
  Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks (replacing Giannis Antetokounmpo)
  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
  Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
  Pascal Siakam, Indiana Pacers
  Alperen Şengün, Houston Rockets
  Karl-Anthony Towns, New York Knicks
  Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers

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  Mon, February 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM GMT+1

  All-Star intros full of pomp and circumstance are over. Team Kenny vs. Team Chuck is up next.

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  Mon, February 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM GMT+1

  Giannis Antetokounmpo pledges to participate in 1-on-1 battle in 2026

  Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, speaking before the All-Star Game, pledged to participate in a 1-on-1 battle next season, if the NBA decides to add the event to its festivities.

  “If I had the chance to play 1-on-1 with anybody, I would love to do it,” he said. “Anything that can make the weekend more exciting, more fun for the viewers, for the fans and for the players, I would love to participate. … If it’s a 1-on-1 competition, I would love to participate.”

  He gives himself a pretty good shot, too.

  “I think sometimes you forget, to be a good 1-on-1 player, you’ve got to be able to play both ways,” he said. “You’ve got to get a stop to get the ball. You don’t get a stop, you’re not getting the ball. It’s kind of hard, say, if Kyrie Irving is going against [Victor Wembanyama]. He’s got to get a stop. But it would be fun. It would be fun. I would love to participate if next year there’s a 1-on-1 tournament. I would love to participate.”

  Is he sure?

  “I can’t make no promises,” he said, “but if I’m healthy, I’d probably do it.

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  Mon, February 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM GMT+1

  LeBron James’ record of 20 straight All-Star Game starts comes to an end

  Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James will be sidelined for the All-Star Game on Sunday night, as he manages the ankle soreness that has plagued him for the past few seasons, ending his record-setting streak of 20 consecutive All-Star Game starts.

  “I was hoping that it would feel a lot better this morning, but it’s just not where I wanted it to be,” said James. “With 30 games left and us trying to make a playoff push in the wild, wild West, I feel like it’s very important for me to take care of myself and understand what was coming on.

  “It is maintenance, but at the same time I have to look out for myself when it comes to this injury I’ve been dealing with for years.”

  James flew from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Sunday and will return later in the night.

  “There will be no vacation for me,” he said. “I head back to L.A. tonight and back to the rehab tomorrow and getting ready for practice on Tuesday.”

  His availability for Wednesday’s home game against the Charlotte Hornets is questionable.

  More on James’ absence.

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  Mon, February 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM GMT+1

  NBA commish Adam Silver talks state of the league

  

  SAN FRANCISCO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver sees all and hears all: the praise of where his game is or, most importantly, the constant critique the NBA is subject to, almost on a daily basis.

  The never-ending 3-point discussion, one that even he has chimed in on at times.

  The money element, the financial decisions that have played a big part in trades involving Luka Dončić, Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns, and the standoff with Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat.

  The officiating, the challenges with a million camera angles and a million more opinions on social media and in NBA locker rooms.

  And he’s even contributed to it in ways, jokingly throwing gasoline onto the discourse by suggesting 10-minute quarters instead of the usual 12 — a suggestion that earned a decent amount of criticism.

  “I try to read it all, frankly, and we try to absorb it at the league office,” Silver said during his annual news conference at All-Star Weekend inside Chase Center. “I think the state of the game is excellent. I think it’s the media’s role, the fans’ role, it’s perfectly appropriate to be critical of the game, and I find it very helpful. I’m not one of those people who said I don’t read criticism.”

  How Silver is trying to shape the league.

• Mon, February 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM GMT+1

  How did we get here on All-Star Weekend and what did we miss?

  

  Nobody was beating Mac McClung in his three-peat bid.

  The Magic G Leaguer was once again the runaway slam dunk contest winner for his third-straight title Saturday night in a performance for the ages. He started things with a dunk worthy of a closer and continued to wow with each successive dunk. Each of McClung’s dunks earned a perfect 50 score.

  Catch up on all of NBA All-Star Saturday night.