Which celebrities will be playing basketball in the Celebrity Game at the NBA All-Star Game?
One of the most entertaining parts of the NBA All-Star Game weekend is the Celebrity Game. It’s a great time to watch celebrities and heckle the ones who can’t play basketball. Enough of them can actually play basketball so it’s not a total joke. This year, the Celebrity Game will be taking a different approach. It will bit Canada agains the United States. Rapper Drake will coach the Canada team while comedian and four-time Celebrity Game MVP Kevin Hart will be coaching the USA team.
Canada’s team at the Celebrity game will feature some of the True North’s most famous athletes and celebrities. Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays has had success on the baseball field. He’ll be taking it to the court in the Celebrity Game. Tracy McGrady will make his return to the court along with former Los Angeles Lakers forward Rick Fox and Suns legend Steve Nash. Former WNBA star Tammy Sutton-Brown will also be joining Canada. Joining them will be actor Stephan James, musical artist Win Butler from Arcade Fire, “Property Brothers” stars (and brothers) Drew and Jonathan Scott, tennis player Milos Raonic, and actor Kris Wu.
Hart’s American team will feature former NBA players Mugsy Bogues and Chauncey Billups. Marc Lasry, co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, will be taking his front office talents to the hardwood. WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne from the Chicago Sky will also be playing. Joining them will be actor Jason Sudeikis, actor Anthony Anderson, actor Joel David Moore, and actor Nick Cannon.
The 2016 NBA All-Star Game weekend should be a blast and the Celebrity Game looks to be a huge part of it.