The player pool for the Rising Stars has been revealed, while Mac McClung will try to win a third straight dunk contest.

Now that an incredibly busy trade deadline period has come to a close, it's time to turn our attention to the next big item on the basketball calendar: 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend. This year's edition is set to run from Feb.

Here’s some of what to know about All-Star weekend: Mostly TNT and TruTV. Here’s the rundown (all times Eastern): Friday — All-Star celebrity game, 7 p.m. (ESPN); Rising Stars competition, 9 p.m. (TNT, TruTV) Saturday — NBA All-Star practice, 2 p.m. (NBA TV); NBA HBCU Classic, 5 p.m. (NBA TV); All-Star Saturday Night, 8 p.m. (TNT and TruTV)

Another contest with a back-to-back winner, the 2025 Slam Dunk is will feature, Matas Buzelis, Stephon Castle, and Andre Jackson Jr. Mac McClung. McClung, currently of the G League's Osceola Magic, is looking to become the first player in NBA history to three-peat at the Slam Dunk contest.

Andre Jackson Jr, Milwaukee Bucks: Second-year player | 36th pick in 2023 draft | tied for 145th in dunks with 14 Mac McClung, Osceola Magic: Played in five NBA games in four years | undrafted | two-time dunk champ | tied for 389th in dunks with zero.

The NBA is making a fairly significant change to the Slam Dunk Contest for the upcoming All-Star Weekend.

All-Star Alperen Şengün and Rising Stars Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard won’t be the only Houston Rockets participating in the NBA All-Star festivities next weekend. Tracy McGrady, a Hall of Famer who played six seasons in Houston,

The NBA All Star game will soon tip off. Here's everything you need to know about the game. When is the NBA All-Star Game? The NBA All-Star Game will be played Feb. 16.