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Country artists Jimmie Allen and Kane Brown are slated to go head-to-head against one another in the upcoming NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday (February 18). The highly-anticipated event includes comedians, rappers, actresses and even a local politician among the two teams.
Allen is on Team Walton, alongside singer-songwriter Machine Gun Kelly, rapper Quavo, actor Ranveer Singh, The Bachelor’s Matt James, pro skateboarder Nyjah Huston and others. Brown will play alongside rapper Jack Harlow, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, comedian Tiffany Haddish, singer-songwriter Anjali Ranadivé, and Mayor of Cleveland Justin Bibb, among others. The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is set to air on ESPN on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. It’s all taking place at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, according to information from the NBA.
The 71st annual NBA All-Star Game slated for Sunday, February 20 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. The game is taking place during the 75th anniversary season of the NBA, according to a press release from the NBA last year. The NBA previously explained how the All-Star logo represents the host city: ““The Land-inspired, primary design features the iconic Terminal Tower on Public Square in downtown Cleveland and three stars for the three Cleveland-hosted NBA All-Star games (1981/Richfield Coliseum, 1997/Gund Arena and now 2022/Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse). The Cleveland Cavaliers’ signature font and team colors – wine and gold – are also incorporated into the primary logo scheme. The secondary logos feature a predominate star design with the Terminal Tower and team colors incorporated.”