The five players honored as starters from the Eastern Conference and five players from the Western Conference for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be announced during TNT’s pregame show on Thursday (7 ET). Following the All-Star announcement, TNT will air a doubleheader featuring Heat vs. Bucks ( 7:30 ET) and Celtics vs. Lakers ( 10 ET ).

A t this point, LaMelo Ball is all but assured of winning the fan vote portion of the NBA All-Star Game voting. The Charlotte Hornets guard has led all Eastern Conference guards e

As a 6-foot-7 guard with elite passing and scoring abilities, he has already become a fan favorite with the wider NBA audience.

Mike Tirico was part of ESPN and ABC’s coverage of the NBA until moving to NBC in July 2016. (AP) — Mike Tirico has been officially named as NBC’s lead play-by-play announcer when it begins its coverage of the NBA next season.

NBC announced on Wednesday that Mike Tirico will work as the lead play-by-play announcer for the network's NBA coverage, which begins next season.