5 NBA gamers with ties to Africa are within the result in characteristic on the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles from February 13-16, 2026.
Within the West, San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama (France; ties to DRC) ranks fifth behind Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Steph Curry, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Luka Dončić and Giannis Antetokounmpo (ties to Nigeria) stay the leaders of their conferences within the second fan returns in NBA All-Star Voting 2026, launched yesterday.
Within the East, led by Antetokounmpo at No. 1, is adopted by Jap Convention Finals MVP from Cameroon Pascal Siakam with the Indiana Pacers at No. 10; O.G Anunoby (ties to Nigeria) with the New York Knicks at No. 13, and 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid from Cameroon at No. 17.
NBA All-Star voting concludes on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 06:59 a.m. CAT, and starters might be introduced on Monday, January 19.
Below a brand new NBA All-Star Sport format, two groups of U.S. gamers and one workforce of worldwide gamers (the World workforce) will compete in a round-robin match that includes 4 12-minute video games. The NBA All-Star Sport will happen on Monday, Feb. 16 at 12:00 a.m. from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, residence of the LA Clippers.
Followers in Africa can catch the NBA All-Star Weekend motion on SuperSport, ESPN, Canal+, ZAP TV, and NTV.
