"Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2015" Exclusively on ESPN
· Mark Jones, Jon Barry, Sage Steele & Cassidy Hubbarth to Form New Celebrity Game Telecast Team
· ESPN Audio's Mike Greenberg & Mike Golic (Mike & Mike) to Coach Celebrity Rosters with Carmelo Anthony & Spike Lee
· Celebrities Anthony Anderson, Kevin Hart, Nick Cannon, Common, Mo'Ne Davis Take Center Stage
For the 11th consecutive year, ESPN will exclusively televise the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2015 on Friday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. ET. This year's star-studded telecast will emanate from Madison Square Garden in New York, and include celebrities from film, television, music and sports. Mark Jones and analyst Jon Barry will return to provide commentary for the telecast. New this year, Sage Steele (NBA Countdown) will host ESPN's coverage and Cassidy Hubbarth (NBA Tonight) will serve as the sideline reporter.
ESPN Audio's Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic (Mike & Mike) will be pitted against each other as they serve as opposing coaches for the Celebrity Game. Greenberg will be paired with New York Knicks' star Carmelo Anthony, while Golic will be joined by the Knicks' number one fan, Spike Lee.
Celebrities Take Center Stage
Three-time Celebrity Game MVP and comedic superstar Kevin Hart will return for his fifth Celebrity Game. Hart will be joined by film star Ansel Elgort; Anthony Anderson (ABC's "Blackish"); Common ("Selma"); Little League phenom Mo'ne Davis; Arcade Fire's Win Butler; actor Chadwick Boseman ("42"); "America's Got Talent" host Nick Cannon; former NBA All-Star and New York Knicks Assistant General Manager Allan Houston; Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Mullin; U.S. Paralympic athlete Blake Leeper; comedian Michael Rapaport; Memphis Grizzlies' owner Robert Pera; NBA TV's "NBA Inside Stuff presented by Samsung Galaxy" co-host Kristen Ledlow; Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan; and WNBA stars Shoni Schimmel of the Atlanta Dream, Skylar Diggins of the Tulsa Shock and Tina Charles of the New York Liberty.
The Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2015 will also be available via WatchESPN on computers, smart phones, tablets, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV and Roku. The game rosters are subject to change. Visit NBA.com/allstar2015 for more information.
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