According to an NBA press release, Kane Brown will play in the 2020 NBA All Star Celebrity Game Presented by Ruffles. ESPN will exclusively televise the game on Friday, February 14, at 7 p.m. ET. The event will be live from the Wintrust Arena – home of the WNBA Chicago Sky – in Chicago.
Popular ESPN commentators Stephen A. Smith and Chicago native Michael Wilbon are the celebrity coaches for this year’s game. The 4x AMA award winning artist, Kane Brown will be on Team Wilbon with (Captain) Common (rapper, recording artist), Bad Bunny (recording artist), Hannibal Buress (actor, comedian), Jon Batiste (musician, bandleader of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"), Alex Moffat (actor and comedian, "Saturday Night Live"), Chef José Andrés (Chef & Humanitarian), Famous Los (comedian, social media influencer), Jidenna (recording artist), Chelsea Gray (WNBA), Quentin Richardson (NBA Legend).
Team Smith will consist of (Captain) Chance The Rapper (rapper, recording artist), Quavo (rapper, recording artist), Taylor Bennett (rapper, recording artist), LaRoyce Hawkins (actor, “Chicago PD”), Anthony “Spice” Adams (AKA Cream E. Biggums, actor, comedian, former NFL defensive tackle), Marc Lasry (co-owner, Milwaukee Bucks), Ronnie 2K (marketing director at 2K Sports), Katelyn Ohashi (gymnast), Lil Rel Howery (actor, comedian), A’ja Wilson (WNBA), Darius Miles (NBA Legend).