The 2023 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will take place on Friday, February 17, as one of the opening events of the big weekend. The teams are already set, including the captains. Dwayne Wade and Ryan Smith will be the captains of their respective teams. Wade is a three-time NBA Champion, and Wade is the Utah Jazz team governor.
Vin Diesel and Ben Affleck will be the celebrities that will announce the 2023 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game roster. While those players have already been decided, they will announce the teams and roster.
2023 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Rosters
The 2023 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game roster is set to be announced by Diesel and Affleck. The official NBA site released the following celebrities that include:
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Team Ryan
- Ryan Smith (Utah Jazz governor and honorary captain)
- Kane Brown (5-time American Music Award winner)
- Cordae (rapper, recording artist)
- Diamond DeShields (WNBA All-Star; Phoenix Mercury)
- Calvin Johnson (former NFL player)
- Marcos Mion (TV host)
- The Miz (WWE Superstar)
- Albert Pujols (MLB Player)
- Everett Osborne (actor)
- Ozuna (rapper, recording artist)
- Guillermo Rodriguez (ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live correspondent)
- Sinqua Walls (actor)
Team Dwayne
- Dwyane Wade (NBA champion, Utah Jazz minority owner and honorary captain)
- Nicky Jam (Latin global music icon and actor)
- Jesser (content creator)
- Simu Liu (actor)
- Hasan Minhaj (comedian)
- DK Metcalf (NFL player)
- Janelle Monáe (actress, singer, songwriter)
- Arike Ogunbowale (WNBA All-Star; Dallas Wings)
- 21 Savage (rapper, recording artist)
- Ranveer Singh (actor and NBA Brand Ambassador for India)
- Frances Tiafoe (tennis player)
- Alex Toussaint (Peloton coach and Puma athlete)
With Affleck and Diesel announcing the 2023 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game roster, we should see fans getting into it. They are two of the biggest celebrities in the United States and will certainly have the fans going wild.
Diesel will likely have other things to do over the weekend, as he's a huge actor and producer. His biggest role was when he played Dominic Toretto in the Fast and Furious films.
Affleck will also have other things to do, and he might be an even bigger actor than Diesel. Affleck has appeared in numerous films and has received two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
The 2023 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is looking to be a great time, and Vin Diesel and Ben Affleck will make it even better.