How to watch the NBA Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night as part of NBA All-Star Weekend.
The halfway point of the NBA season is here, meaning that it’s time for the NBA All-Star Weekend festivities. Friday things will get kicked off and one of the games that we will see is the NBA Rising Stars Challenge.
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Each and every year we get to see some of the best young stars in the NBA take the court in what is one of the better exhibition games that you will see when it comes to basketball. This year, it might be better than ever.
When it comes to the NBA Rising Stars Challenge this year, it actually might be better than ever to see Team USA take on the World.
On Team World, of course there is a player on that team that has taken the entire basketball world by storm, Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks. After getting booed on draft night when he was selected, he has proven to be a rising star in this league and he’ll put those talents on display Friday night.
Then on Team USA, we have the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, Karl-Anthony Towns, looking to prove once again that he has the potential to be one of the greats in this league. The Minnesota Timberwolves rookie has shown so much brilliance this year and he’ll further that on Friday night in this game.
Here is how you can watch it all play out live on Friday night.
Date: Feb. 12
Start Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Location: Toronto, CA
Arena: Air Canada Centre
TV: TNT
Live Stream: WatchTNT