13–15
Weekend Dates
Intuit Dome
Venue — Inglewood CA
75th
All-Star Game Edition
NBC
Broadcast — First Since 2002
A. Edwards
All-Star Game MVP
D. Lillard
3-Point Contest Winner
Why 2026 Was Historic: The NBA All-Star Weekend Schedule 2026 Game was the 75th edition of the league’s midseason showcase — and it arrived with two headline changes that made it the most-discussed All-Star in years. First, the game returned to NBC for the first time since 2002, alongside Peacock streaming. Second, the traditional East vs. West format was completely replaced by a three-team USA vs. World round-robin tournament, a change that fans and players had been requesting for years and that perfectly coincided with the backdrop of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics running simultaneously.
Full NBA All-Star Weekend 2026 Schedule — All 3 Days
Day 1 # Friday, 13 — Rising Stars Night
7:00 PM ET
Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
Athletes and celebrities take the court at Kia Forum. Featured a special halftime performance by CORTIS — the first K-pop artist halftime act in Celebrity Game history.
ESPN
9:00 PM ET
Castrol Rising Stars — Game 1
Team Melo (Carmelo Anthony) vs. Team Austin (Austin Rivers). Kon Kneuppel, VJ Edgecombe among top rookies and sophomores competing.
Peacock
9:55 PM ET
Castrol Rising Stars — Game 2
Team Vince (Vince Carter) vs. Team T-Mac (Tracy McGrady). Four-team tournament format with NBA legends as coaches.Peacock
10:35 PM ET
Castrol Rising Stars Championship Game
Winners of Game 1 and Game 2 face off for the Rising Stars trophy. G League team also competed in the mini-tournament format.Peacock
11:00 PM ET
NBA HBCU Classic — Hampton vs. North Carolina A&T
Hampton University Pirates vs. NC A&T Aggies at the Intuit Dome. Annual NBA celebration of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.Peacock
Day 2 #Saturday, February 14 — All-Star Saturday Night
1:30 PM ET
NBA All-Star Media Day
Players from all three All-Star teams meet the press ahead of Sunday’s game. Open to credentialed media.
NBA TV
4:00 PM ET
Commissioner Adam Silver Press Conference
Annual state of the NBA address. Silver addressed the new All-Star format, NBA expansion updates, and the league’s global growth strategy.
NBA TV
5:00 PM ET
All-Star Saturday Night Begins — NBC/Peacock
Three events: Kia Shooting Stars, State Farm 3-Point Contest, AT&T Slam Dunk Contest. Full primetime production on NBC — All-Star Saturday Night’s biggest broadcast in years.
NBC + Peacock
~5:15 PM ET
Kia Shooting Stars
Team Knicks fired up 47 points to outpace Team Cameron’s 38. Won by Team Knicks in the relay-format shooting competition.
NBC + Peacock
~6:30 PM ET
State Farm 3-Point Contest
🏆 WINNER: Damian Lillard (3rd career title — record). Lillard scored 29 points in the final round, edging Devin Booker’s 27. 8-player field included first and second rounds.NBC + Peacock
~8:00 PM ET
AT&T Slam Dunk Contest
🏆 WINNER: Keshad Johnson. Johnson’s consistency in Round 2 outpointed Carter Bryant’s high-water 50-point first-round dunk. Johnson claimed the Slam Dunk trophy.
NBC + Peacock
2026 NBA All-Star Weekend — Full Results
| USA Stars def. USA Stripes All-Star Championship · Feb 15 · Intuit Dome | MVP: A. Edwards |
| USA Stripes def. Team World (2–0 record) Round-Robin · USA Stripes finished #1 seed after round-robin | Round-Robin |
| 3-Point Contest: Damian Lillard Lillard 29 pts def. Devin Booker 27 · 3rd career title (record) | 3× CHAMPION |
| Slam Dunk Contest: Keshad Johnson Johnson’s Round 2 consistency def. Carter Bryant’s 50-pt Round 1 | DUNK CHAMP |
| Rising Stars: G League Next Up Game MVP James Akinjo named MVP of Team Black win in G League Next Up Game | G LEAGUE MVP |
| 🏆 ALL-STAR WEEKEND 2026 | — FINAL RESULTS |
2026 NBA All-Star Rosters — All Three Teams
The 2026 All-Star Game featured 25 players across three teams: USA Stars (led by Anthony Edwards), USA Stripes (led by Kevin Durant), and Team World (led by Nikola Jokic). Several key players were unavailable due to injury — including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Cooper Flagg — with replacement selections made by Commissioner Adam Silver.
🇺🇸 USA Team 1
Team USA Stars
Coach: J.B. Bickerstaff (Detroit Pistons)
- Anthony Edwards MIN — MVP
- Tyrese Maxey PHI — Starter
- Jaylen Brown BOS — Starter
- Paolo Banchero ORL
- Evan Mobley CLE
- Ace Bailey NJN — Repl. Flagg
- Zaccharie Risacher ATL — Repl. Mitchell
- Bub Carrington WAS — Repl. Sarr
🇺🇸 USA Team 2
Team USA Stripes
Coach: Mitch Johnson (San Antonio Spurs)
- Kevin Durant HOU — Leader
- LeBron James LAL — Starter
- Kawhi Leonard LAC — Silver add
- De’Aaron Fox SAC — Repl. Giannis
- Brandon Ingram NO — Repl. Curry
- Jalen Williams OKC
- Trae Young WAS
- Ja Morant MEM
🌍 International Team
Team World
Coach: Darko Rajaković (Toronto Raptors)
- Nikola Jokic DEN — Leader
- Luka Dončić LAL — Starter
- Alperen Şengün HOU — Repl. SGA
- Norman Powell LAC — Reassigned
- Victor Wembanyama SAS
- Franz Wagner ORL
- Domantas Sabonis SAC
- Scottie Barnes TOR
Key Injury Absences: Four major stars missed the 2026 All-Star Game due to injury. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) — replaced by De’Aaron Fox. Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) — replaced by Brandon Ingram. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) — replaced by Alperen Şengün on February 8. Cooper Flagg — the #1 overall 2025 draft pick — missed the event with a left midfoot sprain and was replaced by Ace Bailey. Mac McClung also withdrew with a right calf injury.
How to Watch NBA All-Star Weekend 2026 — Full Broadcast Guide
The 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend marked a landmark broadcast moment: the All-Star Game returned to NBC for the first time since 2002. Most events aired on NBC and Peacock, with the Celebrity Game exclusively on ESPN and media events on NBA TV. Here is the complete viewing guide:
| Platform | URL | Cost | Events Covered | Live? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBC | nbc.com | Free (antenna/cable) | All-Star Saturday + Sunday Game | ✓ Live |
| Peacock | peacocktv.com | $7.99/mo | Everything — complete coverage | ✓ Live |
| Peacock Free Trial | peacocktv.com | $0 trial | Full weekend including All-Star Game | ✓ Live |
| ESPN | espn.com | Cable/ESPN+ | Celebrity Game only (Friday) | ✓ Live |
| ESPN+ | espnplus.com | $10.99/mo | Celebrity Game + ESPN content | ✓ Live |
| NBA TV | nba.com/watch | $6.99/mo League Pass | Media Day + Commissioner presser | ✓ Live |
| YouTube TV | tv.youtube.com | $72.99/mo | NBC + ESPN + full weekend | ✓ Live |
| Sling TV | sling.com | From $40/mo | NBC + ESPN packages | ✓ Live |
| Sportsurge | sportsurge.net | $0 — Unofficial | All-Star Game streams | ✗ Risky |
💡 Best Free Way to Watch: Peacock is the streaming home of the NBA All-Star Game in 2026 at $7.99/month — and it includes a free trial for new subscribers. For the All-Star Game itself, a free over-the-air HD antenna picks up NBC’s national broadcast with no subscription required. The Celebrity Game on ESPN is available free on the ESPN app with a TV provider login.
The New USA vs. World Format — Explained
The NBA All-Star Weekend Schedule 2026 Game debuted one of the most significant format changes in the event’s 75-year history. Carmelo Anthony explains the new three-team, four-game format as “what fans have always wanted — a real competition with real stakes between America’s best and the rest of the world.” Here is exactly how it worked:
How the Round-Robin Tournament Worked
Three teams entered: USA Stars (younger American players), USA Stripes (veteran American stars), and Team World (international players). The round-robin phase featured three 12-minute games — Stars vs. World, Stripes vs. World, and Stars vs. Stripes. The top two teams by record advanced to a Championship Game. Team World was eliminated with a 0–2 record after dropping both round-robin games. USA Stripes finished 2–0 in the round-robin to claim the top seed. USA Stars went 1–1 to claim the second seed and a spot in the Championship.
In the Championship, the USA Stars — led by Anthony Edwards’ dominant performance and Tyrese Maxey’s playmaking — ran the USA Stripes off the floor. Edwards was named the All-Star Game MVP, winning the Kobe Bryant Trophy named in honour of the late Laker legend who remains the youngest player ever to appear in an All-Star Game after his iconic 1998 debut at age 19.
✅ Fan Verdict on the New Format: The USA vs. World format was widely praised as the best All-Star Game in years. The elimination stakes created genuine competition — Team World had legitimate motivation not to go home early. Anthony Edwards vs. Luka Dončić matchups in the round-robin generated some of the most watched sequences in All-Star history. The NBA has confirmed the format will continue at NBA All-Star 2027 in Phoenix at the Mortgage Matchup Center on February 21, 2027.
Final Guide — NBA All-Star Weekend 2026
The NBA All-Star Weekend Schedule 2026 Weekend in Los Angeles delivered on every headline promise. Damian Lillard claimed a record third 3-Point Contest title, beating Devin Booker 29–27 in one of the best finals in event history. Keshad Johnson won the Slam Dunk Contest. The brand-new USA vs. World three-team format was widely acclaimed as the best All-Star Game experience in years, giving the midseason showcase the real competitive stakes it had been missing for over a decade. And Anthony Edwards — the face of the NBA’s next generation — claimed the Kobe Bryant MVP Trophy in the city where Kobe built his legacy.
The event also marked the NBA’s landmark return to NBC after 24 years away, with the All-Star Game airing alongside Peacock in a partnership that now defines the NBA’s US broadcast home alongside ESPN. For international fans, the event reached more than 200 countries and territories in more than 50 languages. The NBA All-Star 2027 will take place in Phoenix, Arizona from February 19–21, 2027 — at the Mortgage Matchup Center, the home of the Suns.
