A powerhouse lineup of stars from the worlds of music, film, TV, and sports, including Disney, Marvel, MLB, NFL, and more, will hit the hardwood at the 2026 Ruffles® NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, as the NBA today unveiled the official rosters for the annual showcase. The game tips off Saturday, February 14, at 8:00 a.m. (Philippine Time) from the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., streaming live and on replay exclusively on Disney+.
Blending pop culture and basketball, the Celebrity Game remains one of All-Star Weekend’s most anticipated entertainment events.
Player rosters for the 2026 Ruffles® NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will include: actor, writer and producer Keegan-Michael Key, multi-platinum rapper and Indian entertainment icon Badshah, multi-platinum producer and DJ Mustard, multi-platinum rapper GloRilla, NBA legend and champion Jeremy Lin, ABC’s “The Bachelorette” and Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul, “Love Island” standout Nicolas Vansteenberghe, ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania, Los Angeles-native and All-Pro NFL wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, six-time NFL Pro Bowler and Los Angeles Chargers star Keenan Allen, Brazilian soccer legend and two-time FIFA World Cup champion Cafu, creator and co-founder of Dude Perfect Cody Jones, social media creator and basketball personality Jenna Bandy, singer-songwriter and viral hitmaker Adrien Nuñez, 7-foot-6 former NBA player Tacko Fall, Phoenix Suns Chairman and Governor Mat Ishbia and Charlotte Hornets Co-Chairman and Governor Rick Schnall.
Emmy-winning actor and reigning Ruffles® NBA All-Star Celebrity Game MVP Rome Flynn, Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and upcoming “Avengers: Doomsday” actor Simu Liu and seven-time Olympic medalist sprinter Andre De Grasse will return for their second Celebrity Games, while Chinese actor and singer Dylan Wang and NBA legend and champion Jason “White Chocolate” Williams return for their third.
Key, Flynn, Wang, Charania, Bandy, Schnall, Fall, Lin, Glorilla, Cafu, and St. Brown will be coached by two-time NBA MVP and NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo along with his brothers Thanasis and Alex Antetokounmpo, and by former MVP, four-time World Series Champion and Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts.
Liu, Jones, Badshah, de Grasse, Paul, Ishbia, Williams, Vansteenberghe, Mustard, Nunez, and Allen will be coached by world-renowned NBA shooting coach Lethal Shooter, Emmy®-winning actor and comedian Anthony Anderson and one of the NBA’s top player development trainers Chris Brickley.
Fans will be able to see and hear Monica McNutt as the host for this event, and will conduct interviews with the participants and other event attendees, while Mark Jones and Richard Jefferson are set to call the action.
In addition, this year’s Celebrity Game will also feature a special halftime performance by five-member K-pop group CORTIS, marking the first-ever halftime Celebrity Game performance by a K-pop artist. CORTIS was recently named part of the NBA’s “Friends of the NBA” program, the league’s official network of celebrities and influencers across Asia.
The 2026 Ruffles® NBA All-Star Celebrity Game streams exclusively on Disney+, bringing together basketball, celebrity culture and live entertainment.
For the full NBA on Disney+ game schedule and updates, visit www.disney.ph/NBA.
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