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2024 NBA All-Star Friday schedule: Today’s games, times, TV, online - how to watch
The 2024 NBA All Star weekend kicks off today in Indianapñolis with a series of events scheduled to take place in the city.
The 73rd NBA All-Star Game will be played next Sunday on 18 February as teams lead by LeBron James (West) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (East) face off in Indianapolis. The All-Star game culminates a busy weekend of action and is, for many basketball fans one of the highlights of the season. The All-Star teams feature some of the biggest names around with the 18,000 crowd who are set to pack the Gainbridge Fieldhouse looking forward to seeing the likes of Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic, Damian Lillard Victor, Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic in action.
The All-Star game on Sunday brings the curtain down on an intense weekend of action with a number of events taking place across the city including concerts, fan events, brand initiatives with the Gainbridge Fieldhouse hosting the first official NBA event of the weekend as the doors of the arena open to the public as the Rising Stars undergo their official practice. The Panini Rising Stars teams this year will be overseen by Pau Gasol, Tamika Catchings, Detlef Schrempf and Jalen Rose.
16/02: Friday's activity at All-Star weekend
11:30 a.m. ET | Panini Rising Stars Practice | NBA TV | Gainbridge Fieldhouse
5:30 p.m. ET | Basketball Hall of Fame News Conference | NBA TV & NBA App
7 p.m. ET | Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game | ESPN | Lucas Oil Stadium
9 p.m. ET | Panini Rising Stars | TNT | Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Rising Stars: Semifinal 1
Rising Stars: Semifinal 2
Rising Stars: Final
Watching NBA All-Star 2024 live on NBA League Pass in US-Canada
US and Canada-based subscribers to League Pass, the NBA’s online platform which allows viewers to stream games live and on-demand, won’t be able to use the service to watch All-Star 2024 as it happens.
However, international subscribers will be able to enjoy the live action via League Pass.
Blackout restrictions in the US and Canada
Viewers in the US and Canada cannot use League Pass to watch All-Star 2024 live because of blackout restrictions, which occur when local or national networks in the countries have “certain exclusive rights to televise live games and content”, the NBA maintain.