The All-Star Game, the grand finale of the NBA’s 2025 All-Star Weekend, will bring a new format and hopefully a competitive game Sunday to San Francisco’s Chase Center.
The league’s new format, a mini tournament with four teams and three games composed of 24 of the league’s top players, is a chance to make the All-Star Game more appealing for all involved — and for the fans’ sake, more enjoyable to watch on television.
The first team to score 40 or more points is the winner of the reimagined event. There is a prize money pool of $1.8 million, with each player on the championship team earning $125,000. Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal serve as honorary general managers of their respective teams, which they selected via a draft.
The fourth team in Sunday’s All-Star tournament is Team C, the winner of Friday night’s Rising Stars Challenge. The younger stars competed in a three-game tourney including NBA rookies, sophomores and top G League players. WNBA legend Candace Parker is the honorary GM for Team C.
Here is the bracket with the tournament set to kick off at 8:20 p.m ET.
- Game 1: Kenny’s Young Stars vs. Chuck’s Global Stars
- Game 2: Shaq’s OGs vs. Candace’s Rising Stars at 9:10 p.m.
- Game 3: Championship: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner…
