The NBA has made a major announcement regarding its 2026 All-Star Weekend festivities, slated for Feb. 12-14 at the Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome homecourt.
The league has revealed that a trio of music superstars will provide a soundtrack to the occasion during its parallel NBA Crossover celebration, set to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center downtown.
Tickets can be purchased now at NBAEvents.com.
NBA Crossover Opening Night will get cooking on Thursday, Feb. 12 with a performance from the rising K-pop collective CORTIS. The band’s debut EP, Color Outside the Lines, reached the No. 15 spot on the Billboard 200 in August.
The record, praised by Rolling Stone as "the coolest K-pop debut of the year," achieved 100 million streams in its first month.
Multiplatinum hip-hop legend and The Fast and the Furious franchise star Ludacris will take things to the next level on Friday, Feb. 13, for the Michelob ULTRA Courtside Concert. Best known for the No. 1 hits “Stand Up” and “Money Maker,” Ludacris has sold 24 million records.
Four of his albums peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Ludacris is also an accomplished showrunner, as the brains behind the animated Netflix series Karma’s World.
Genre-crossing country/Americana/hip-hop musician Shaboozey, in the midst of supporting his platinum 2024 album Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going - including the No. 1 hit smash single "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - will wrap up the fun on Sunday night immediately following the All-Star Game, with the weekend’s Crossover Postgame Concert.
“Crossover showcases the NBA's deep connection to art, fashion, music and technology, giving fans a front-row seat to action packed basketball programming at G League Park, exclusive opportunities at NBA Creator Court, and festival-style music experiences at Hardwood Central –including the Michelob ULTRA Courtside Concert with Ludacris on Friday night,” the NBA states. “During marquee in-arena events at Intuit Dome and Kia Forum, Hardwood Central will evolve into a watch-party destination, complete with live commentary and special giveaways.”
NBA Beats & Brunch - a mid-day event boasting big NBA names, DJs and influencers - will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PT on both Saturday, Feb. 13, and Sunday, Feb. 14.
Newsweek