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NBA All-Star schedule 2023: Times, TV channels, lineups for Slam Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, Skills Challenge

By Jason Reed

CLEVELAND, OHIO - FEBRUARY 20: LeBron James #6 of Team LeBron reacts in a game against Team Durant during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 20, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO - FEBRUARY 20: LeBron James #6 of Team LeBron reacts in a game against Team Durant during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 20, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) /
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The NBA All-Star Game starters have officially been announced and for the sixth year in a row (since they introduced the current format), Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be captaining one of the teams and making his roster selections.

No other Lakers were named an All-Star Game starter and with Anthony Davis’ foot injury that kept him out for over a month, LeBron may be the only Laker represented during All-Star Weekend.

Regardless of that, it is still must-see TV for Lakers fans with all of the festivities of the weekend and with the league likely celebrating LeBron passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in all-time scoring. Here is everything you need to know.

NBA All-Star schedule: Date, start time and TV channel

The NBA All-Star Game will be played in Utah on Sunday, February 19. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. PT with coverage on TNT.

NBA All-Star Game lineups:

The NBA All-Star lineups will be drafted by the respective captains of the Western Conference (LeBron James) and Eastern Conference (Giannis Antetokounmpo). The four fellow starters from the West are Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Zion Williamson and Nikola Jokic. The four fellow starters from the East are Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell and Jayson Tatum.

The reserves have not yet been announced and are typically announced around a week before the game.

NBA Slam Dunk Contest participants:

Trey Murphy III was recently invited to participate in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, rounding out the field of the four likely participants for the event. Murphy joins Portland’s Shaedon Sharpe, Houston’s Kenyon Martin Jr and the G League’s Mac McClung (former South Bay Laker) in the event.

The Slam Dunk Contest is scheduled for Saturday, February 18 at 7 p.m. PT.

NBA All-Star Skills Challenge participants:

Official participants have not yet been announced. The skills challenge is scheduled for Saturday, February 18 at 5 p.m. PT.

NBA 3-point contest participants:

Official participants have not yet been announced for the 3-point contest but the league has a preliminary list of players it is considering inviting, which reportedly includes Denver’s Bones Hyland. Last year’s winner was Karl-Anthony Towns.

The 3-point contest is the second event scheduled for Saturday, February 18 at 5 p.m. PT.

NBA Rising Stars Challenge rosters:

The rosters for the NBA Rising Stars Challenge was released on Tuesday. Scotty Pippen Jr. is the only player with Lakers ties that is participating in the event.

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