TNT to Exclusively Present Live Coverage of NBA All-Star 2018 Marquee Events from Los Angeles, Feb. 15-18

TNT to Exclusively Present Live Coverage of NBA All-Star 2018 Marquee Events from Los Angeles, Feb. 15-18 Tuesday, February 6, 2018

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2018 NBA All-Star Game to Feature Captain-Drafted Teams Meeting for First Time in Event's History - Team LeBron vs. Team Stephen - on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and TBS

Players Only: Shaq & Kobe presented by Autotrader One-Hour Interview to Premiere Saturday, Feb. 17;

Sports & Society Roundtable Show with Dwyane Wade & Chris Paul to Air Sunday, Feb. 18

TNT's Sports Emmy Award-Winning Inside the NBA presented by Kia to be Televised Live from Los Angeles Beginning Thursday, Feb. 15

TNT will be the exclusive home for extensive live coverage of NBA All-Star 2018 in Los Angeles, Feb. 15-18, featuring all of the league's premium events and unparalleled access to its biggest stars. Turner Sports, marking its 33rd year of All-Star coverage, will televise more than 24 hours of NBA All-Star programming on TNT culminating with the 67thNBA All-Star Game presented by Kia from Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 8:20 p.m. ET with TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader pregame coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Additionally, coverage of the NBA All-Star Game will be simulcast on TNT and TBS beginning at 8 p.m.

Sunday's NBA All-Star Game presented by Kia will showcase captain-drafted teams for the first time in the event's history. LeBron James and Stephen Curry, the leading vote-getters in their respective conferences, selected their teammates, beginning with the remaining eight starters and continuing with the reserves. James will be joined by Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and a starter to be designated by the coach. They will face Curry and fellow starters Giannis Antetokounmpo, DeMar DeRozan, Joel Embiid and James Harden.

Marv Albert, calling his 23rd NBA All-Star Game, will provide play-by-play commentary for the game with analysts Reggie Miller and Chris Webber, along with reporters David Aldridge and Kristen Ledlow.

Pregame coverage on Sunday at 7 p.m. will include a special Sports & Society roundtable show featuring Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and special guests, moderated by Angela Rye.

TNT will premiere All-Star specific event coverage with the 2018 Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars on Friday, Feb. 16, at 9 p.m. The league's most dynamic young players will be participating, including Embiid, Ben Simmons and Dario Saric of the 76ers and Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram of the Lakers. Analysts Grant Hill and Webber, along with reporter Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors, will join play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan on the call. TNT's multiple-time Sports Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA team of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal will provide halftime and postgame coverage live from Los Angeles. Area 21 presented by MetroPCS host Kevin Garnett will add commentary and analysis with special sports and entertainment guests throughout the weekend.

On the eve of the NBA All-Star Game, TNT will feature State Farm All-Star Saturday Night, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m., with some of the league's most exciting dunkers, three-point shooters and multi-faceted skills players on display, including defending JBL Three-Point champion Eric Gordon and 2016 champion Klay Thompson, defending Taco Bell Skills champion and All-Star Kristaps Porzingis and All-Stars Joel Embiid, Paul George, Al Horford, Bradley Beal and Kyle Lowry. The TNT Players Only broadcast team will bring their unique perspective to the night's festivities, with Brent Barry, Webber, Miller and Dennis Scott joined by Smith. Two-time champion Zach LaVine will join the announce team during Verizon Slam Dunk. The TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader pregame show with Johnson, Barkley, Smith and O'Neal will begin at 6 p.m. Garnett will host a special Area 21 with Barkley and three-time contest champion Nate Robinson on Facebook during Verizon Slam Dunk.

Players Only: Shaq & Kobe presented by Autotrader, a one-hour interview, will premiere at 7 p.m., leading into State Farm All-Star Saturday Night. The two living legends and former teammates sat down for a one-hour conversation, covering everything from their three consecutive championships with the Lakers to their relationship over the years.

TNT's Saturday coverage will begin with the third year of the NBA Talent Challenge, a competition featuring NBA players demonstrating their off-the-court talents, at 5 p.m. The talent show, produced by Turner Sports in association with Juma Entertainment, will feature eight finalists showing off their special skills, including defending champion and Indiana All-Star Victor Oladipo singing with a choir, Utah rookie Donovan Mitchell playing the drums and Charlotte's Dwight Howard performing standup comedy. The telecast will be hosted by Johnson with special guest Snoop Dogg joining Barkley, Smith and O'Neal to serve as judges. Fan voting will determine the winner from a pool of five finalists.

The network's coverage will tip off from Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 15, with Inside the NBA presented by Kia. Host Johnson and analysts Barkley, Smith and O'Neal along with Garnett will provide a one-hour TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader pregame show at 8 p.m., with American Express Halftime Show updates and postgame coverage following the network's game telecast featuring the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves at 9 p.m.

Daily highlights for TNT's NBA All-Star coverage include:

Thursday, February 15

TNT's Sports Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA presented by Kia stu

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