Kevin Hart Joins NBA As First-Ever Emcee At 2025 All-Star Game
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By: Joshua Martin
Comedian Kevin Hart has been announced as the first ever emcee for this year’s NBA All Star game. The star-studded annual event is introducing this new element as it debuts a new game format set to debut Sunday (Feb. 16th) at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The 45-year-old and 4 time Celebrity Game MVP will bring his signature humor and energy to the court, leveraging his longtime relationships with the league and its stars. The famous actor will be joined by Ernie Johnson, and team general managers Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Candance Parker, and Kenny Smith as hype basketball fans tune in from around the world.
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will feature four teams and three games in its first year playing this new format. Each game will be won by the first team to score 40 points. Each team will have eight players and be named for a TNT NBA analyst. Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith chose their rosters from the All-Star player pool in the NBA All-Star Draft. Candace Parker’s team will be the Castrol Rising Stars champion.
The four teams participating in the NBA All-Star Game will compete for a prize pool of $1.8 million, with each player on the championship winning team receiving $125,000, each player on the second place team receiving $50,000 and each player on the third and fourth place teams receiving $25,000.
In addition to Kevin Hart, the NBA has enlisted a variety of talent in various roles for the 2025 All-Star weekend, with the full lineup recognizing the Bay Area’s contribution to music and culture. Kicking off the festivities, Bay Area rapper LaRussell will take the stage to perform an original song to introduce the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars on Friday (Feb. 14th), with the event broadcast at 9 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, and MAX.
To watch the 2025 NBA All-Star game, tune in tune to TNT, TBS, truTV, and MAX on Feb. 16th, at 8 p.m. ET.
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