Raphael Saadiq, Dj Cassidy, E-40, Too $hort, Saweetie and En Vogue to lead musical tributes to Bay Area at NBA All-Star 2025
A star-studded lineup of musical performances will celebrate the Bay Area’s rich musical culture during All-Star Weekend.
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NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association today announced a star-studded lineup of musical performances celebrating the Bay Area’s rich musical culture as part of NBA All-Star 2025.
Renowned maestro, DJ Cassidy, will lead a special Bay Area edition of his “Pass The Mic Live!” starring award-winning artist and entrepreneur E-40, multi-platinum hip-hop artists Too $hort and Saweetie and multi-platinum vocal group En Vogue during the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, TruTV and MAX. The performance will take place at Chase Center in San Francisco, home of the Golden State Warriors, during the new NBA All-Star Game format.
Prior to tip-off, Oakland, Calif., native and three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer Raphael Saadiq will deliver a special performance to welcome fans to the Bay Area and introduce the 2025 NBA All-Stars. Leading up to the event, Saadiq, joined by fellow Oakland native and nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks, appeared in a promotional short film exploring how the Bay has shaped their lives and careers. The film is now streaming across @NBA platforms.
On Saturday, Feb. 15, Academy Award® winner, five-time Grammy Award-winning artist and Vallejo, Calif. native H.E.R. will welcome fans to State Farm® All-Star Saturday Night alongside National Basketball Players Association Executive Director and four-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors Andre Iguodala. Additionally, Def Jam Recording artist LiAngelo “GELO” Ball will make his live televised debut, performing his hit single “Tweaker” ahead of the STARRY 3-Point Contest. The track, which debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the #1 Rap song of 2025, topped the TikTok Top 50 Viral Chart and the Apple Music Hip-Hop Chart, among others. Coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and MAX.
Bay Area rapper LaRussell will take the stage to perform an original song to introduce the 2025 Castrol® Rising Stars, which will take place on Friday, Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and MAX.
As previously announced, multi-platinum singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, GRAMMY Award-winning artists The Chainsmokers, Zedd and 2 Chainz, and multi-platinum artist Flo Rida will perform throughout the weekend at Pier 48 as part of the NBA All-Star Concert Series. Tickets for the Concert Series are available at NBAEvents.com.
The U.S. national anthem before the NBA All-Star Game will feature a tribute to the Los Angeles area in the wake of the devastating wildfires. The performance will be led by Los Angeles firefighter and paramedic Dennis R. Rodriguez, accompanied by a presentation of the colors by fellow LAFD firefighters. GRAMMY Award-winning singer Alessia Cara will perform the Canadian national anthem.
On Saturday, five-time GRAMMY Award-winning musician and Morehouse alumnus PJ Morton will perform the U.S. national anthem before Morehouse College and Tuskegee University meet in the fourth annual NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T, which tips off at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+, NBA TV and TruTV. Morton will also join Oakland native and singer-songwriter Goapele to perform the Black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
A longtime friend of the NBA and four-time NBA All-Star Celebrity Game MVP, Hart will bring his signature humor and energy to the All-Star Game.
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The 3-day concert series will take place at San Francisco’s historic Pier 48.
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The NBA’s 2025 All-Star Weekend has arrived. We saw the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night and Mac McClung win the Dunk Contest for the third year in a row (and some Skills Challenge Controversy) on Saturday night. Sunday brings us the new-look All-Star Game. Stars like Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic, Anthony Edwards and Victor Wembanyama will be taking the court in a tournament-style ASG at the Warriors’ Chase Center.
Tthe NBA has completely revamped the format of the All-Star Game in 2025. This year, the 24 All-Stars were drafted into three teams of eight players each by Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. Team Chris Mullin, which won the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, will join the three other All-Star teams on Sunday night to play a mini single-elimination tournament.
Each team of All-Stars has a noticeable theme throughout its roster.
Kenny’s Young Stars (featuring Edwards, Jalen Brunson and Cade Cunningham) will face Chuck’s Global Stars (featuring Wembanyama, Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) in the first semifinal. Shaq’s OGs (featuring Curry and Kevin Durant, but not LeBron James, who will miss the game with injury) will face Candace’s Rising Stars (led by Spurs rookie and Dunk Contest runner-up Stephon Castle). The winners will then meet in the championship for the right to be named 2025 NBA All-Star champions. In each game, the first team to reach 40 points wins.
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The winner of each game in the mini tournament will be the first team to reach 40 points. There is a prize pool of $1.8 million. Each player on the championship-winning team gets $125,000. Players on the second-place team get $50,000. Players on the teams that lose in the semifinals get $25,000.
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Thousands of fans flock to Thrive City in San Francisco for NBA All-Star weekend events
Thousands of visitors flocked over to Thrive City at the Chase Center in San Francisco for NBA All-Star events.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Follow the fans and they’ll lead you here: Thrive City at Chase Center.
“I enjoy the set-up. And as a fan, it’s a good experience,” said Ramon Fernando, who came out with his family. They live in San Ramon.
Thousands showed up for the NBA All-Star events and some for celebrity sightseeing.
“We were actually going to go to a museum, and then we just saw athletes walk around the city. People are following them. Then we got to go to the crossover event. So, that was super dope to be a part of,” said Isaiah Hernandez, who lives in Redding. He was accompanied by his girlfriend.
“I got a chance to see Shaq!” said Dustin Coakley, Oakley resident. “Wow! It’s so surreal to see someone in person.”
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Of course, not everyone made it inside for the sold-out events. But there were other events to keep everyone busy.
“We were doing three-on-three. Our team won, so we got to keep the shoes,” said 10-year-old Julianna Norton.
And the fans poured in from across the country.
Sanchez McNatt is from South Carolina. This is his first time visiting the Bay Area. He went to the Oakland Coliseum for events on Friday and Chase Center on Saturday for the dunk contest. But his big takeaway away: the City of San Francisco.
“It’s been lovely. The food is delicious. Man, I’m literally stuffed now. No lie,” said McNatt with a laugh. “Impressed! I love it. I’m coming back.”
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Even some of the locals were feeling the buzz.
“It’s awesome! It’s so awesome, and I think it’s done a lot for the city,” said Vanessa Kwong, who lives near Chase Center. “It just feels like it is revitalizing, bringing the energy back to San Francisco. It has been missing for a long time.”
“I would say San Francisco stepped (it) up a notch when it comes to security. Especially with what happens with (these) events. Everything is tight and locked,” Fernando said.
The All-Star weekend comes to an end with the All-Star game on Sunday.
