![]() ![]() This All-Star weekend staple side event will also be rolling out a new format: three teams of three players will participate in a four-round competition that tests shooting, passing, and dribbling ability. The winner of each game will be the team that hits the final target score.Īlso looking poised to steal the thunder from other participants in the Taco Bell® Skills Challenge are the Antetokounmpo brothers from Greece, who have also ties to Nigeria – Giannis and Thanasis (Milwaukee Bucks) and Alex (NBA G League’s Raptors 905). The Rising Stars event is also set to introduce a new format of four seven-player teams competing in a three-game mini-tournament. The Clorox Rising Stars, the event that showcases the next generation of potential NBA big names, will parade six international players – Precious Achiuwa (Toronto Raptors Nigeria), Chris Duarte (Indiana Pacers Dominican Republic), Josh Giddey (Oklahoma City Thunder Australia), Alperen Şengün (Houston Rockets Turkey), Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic Germany) and Dyson Daniels (NBA G League Ignite Australia). Luka Doncic (Slovenia) and Rudy Gobert (France) round out the international players suiting up in this year’s show.Ĭonsistent with the NBA’s drive to become a truly global attraction, the other events that make up the All-Star weekend are also laced with international flavor. Last year’s All-Star MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) and reigning league MVP Nikola Jokic (Serbia) earned spots in the starting lineups along with Joel Embiid (Cameroon) and first-time All-Star Andrew Wiggins (Canada). This season, six of these international players got the invite to the annual glitzy gathering of league superstars. When the league tipped off last October, there were 109 players coming from 39 different countries outside the United States. Catch all the action live on NBA TV Philippines and NBA League Pass from February 19-21. Significant as the two occasions are, there’s one more milestone to mark when the 2022 NBA All-Star weekend takes place at the Rocket Mortgage Field House in Cleveland, Ohio, which will televise the Clorox Rising Stars on Saturday, February 19 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on Sunday, February 20 and the 71st NBA All-Star Game on Monday, February 21 live across TV5, One Sports and NBA TV Philippines and on NBA League Pass, the NBA’s premium live game subscription service. ![]() The King, LeBron James, comes home to Ohio. Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by NBA and was produced by BrandRap, the sales and marketing arm of Rappler. ![]()
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