NBA: 3 interesting things to watch on All-Star Weekend

2021 NBA 3-Point Champion Steph Curry (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
2021 NBA 3-Point Champion Steph Curry (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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2021 Skills Champion Domantas Sabonis (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Three things to watch heading into NBA All-Star weekend. 

The 2022 NBA All-Star break is officially here. Before getting to the stretch run – which for most teams means somewhere between 20-25 games left on their schedule before the postseason – every team in the league will get a week-long break.

Of course, with the exception of the players that will be participating in NBA All-Star weekend. It’s an action-packed weekend that will feature both rising and current stars.

Here is the official schedule for All-Star weekend:

Friday, Feb. 18

  • Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game – 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Clorox Rising Stars – 9:00 p.m. ET

Saturday, Feb 19 (8:00 p.m. ET)

  • Taco Bell Skills Challenge (first event)
  • MTN DEW 3-Point Contest (second event)
  • AT&T Slam Dunk (third event)

Sunday, Feb 20

  • NBA All-Star Game – 8:00 p.m. ET

But what exactly could we look forward to this weekend? We explore three interesting things to keep an eye on during All-Star weekend and its festivities.