The NBA Celebrity Game has become a staple of All-Star Weekend to kick off the festivities on Friday night. This year’s 22-person roster includes an NBA owner, one famous reporter, several NFL stars, and then a bunch of people I need to Google as a childless 38-year-old man who is mostly out of touch with popular culture.
The 2026 NBA Celebrity Game features an obvious hook: Shams Charania will be playing for a team coached by Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brothers Alex and Thanasis Antetokounmpo. Charania has been pushing Giannis trade rumors hard since the summer, and especially so at the trade deadline, but Antetokounmpo remains with the Bucks. Will Giannis give Shams a hard time for his reporting? Tune in to find out.
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The NBA Celebrity Game will go down on Friday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. ET from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Here’s a look at the full roster, with introductions to every celebrity below.
Team Antetokounmpo
Giannis, Alex, and Thanasis Antetokounmpo will coach this team along with Dodgers star Mookie Betts.
Keegan-Michael Key: Hey, I know this guy! A 54-year-old actor and comedian, he’s probably best known for Key & Peele. This gives me another excuse to link one of the best sports skits ever.
Rome Flynn: The 34-year-old actor is best known for his work in How To Get Away With Murder and The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Dylan Wang: A 27-year-old Chinese actor and singer best known for his role in Meteor Garden. He has 6.2 million Instagram followers, and his Wikipedia page says he’s a huge fan of LeBron James!
Shams Charania: If you follow the NBA, you know Shams. He has replaced Woj as the guy who gets all the scoops. Charania is 31 years old, and a native of suburban Chicago.
Jenna Bandy: Bandy is a popular sports content creator. Look at this throw!
Rick Schnall: Schnall is the 57-year-old minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks
Tacko Fall: Wow, Tacko Fall! I used to write about him often. Fall is a 7’6 big man who went undrafted in 2019 but played for the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers before going on to have a career playing in China.
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Jeremy Lin: Linsanity is back! Jeremy Lin is a former NBA player who rose to stardom with the Knicks. He’s 37 years old, and most recently played in Taiwan.
GloRilla: A 26-year-old rap star from Memphis. You may have heard “TGIF.”
Cafu: A former Brazilian soccer star, and one of the greatest fullbacks of all-time. He’s 55 years old.
Amon-Ra St. Brown: Detroit Lions superstar wide receiver.
Team Anderson
Actor Anthony Anderson, social media influencer Lethal Shooter, and NBA trainer Chris Brickley will coach this team.
Simu Liu: A 36-year-old Canadian actor and stuntman. He’s best known for the Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
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Cody Jones: The co-founder of Dude Perfect.
Badshah: A 40-year-old Indian rapper and singer. He’s best known for “Saturday, Saturday.”
Andre De Grasse: A 31-year-old Canadian sprinter and 7-time Olympic medalist.
Taylor Frankie Paul: The 31-year-old star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. She will be the next Bachlorette this year.
Mat Ishbia: The owner of the Phoenix Suns.
Jason Williams: White Chocolate! One of my favorite players growing up. Will he bust out the elbow pass?
Nicolas Vansteenberghe: He was on Love Island.
Mustard: MUSTARRRRRRRD. The 35-year-old music producer is one of the bigger names in this Celebrity Game, at least to me.
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Adrien Nunez: I remember writing about this guy when he was playing for Michigan! Now he’s a country singer.
Keenan Allen: Long-time NFL wide receiver, and likely a future Hall of Famer.