The NBA announced today that three Nigerian superstars will headline the NBA All-Star Game 2023 halftime show with an Afrobeats-themed performance: GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, and record producer Burna Boy, 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning singer and Oscar-nominated singer and producer Tems, and rapper and singer Rema. Following the performance, the NBA will honor LeBron James for becoming the league’s all-time leading scorer. The 72nd NBA All-Star Game will take place at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City at 8:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on TNT.
Performing the halftime show at the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game… @temsbaby!
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Performing the halftime show at the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game… @burnaboy!
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Performing the halftime show at the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game… @heisrema!
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Following the first-ever in-arena NBA All-Star Draft (7:30 p.m. ET), global superstar Post Malone will perform a medley of hits, and Vin Diesel, star of the upcoming “Fast X” film, will welcome fans to the evening.
Introducing the players at the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game… @vindiesel!
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Performing the pregame show at the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game… @PostMalone!
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On Sunday for the NBA All-Star Game, Jewel, a Payson, Utah native and GRAMMY Award-nominated artist, will sing the American national anthem, and Jully Black, a JUNO Award-winning and platinum-selling artist, will sing the Canadian national anthem.
Performing the U.S. National Anthem at the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game… @jeweljk!
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Performing the Canadian National Anthem at the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game… @JullyBlack!
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