ESPN and the NBA have announced the rosters for the 2022 Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, featuring actors, comedians, singers, rappers, athletes and more.
Cleveland native and recording artist Machine Gun Kelly, rapper Jack Harlow, comedian Tiffany Haddish, actor and NBA India Ambassador Ranveer Singh, Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb, Peloton instructor Alex Toussaint and host, actress, athlete and model Brittney Elena will make their Celebrity Game debuts.
Hip-hop sensation Quavo will also return for his fifth Celebrity Game appearance.
Additional players include Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA, ABC's "The Bachelor" Matt James, country music stars Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen, along with renowned athletes from the past and present.
NBA 75th Anniversary Team members and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Dominique Wilkins and Bill Walton will serve as head coaches for the game.
ESPN will exclusively televise the game on February 18, at 7 p.m. ET from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland.
ESPN NBA reporter and host Cassidy Hubbarth will return as the host of the broadcast to drive the conversation around the game.
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