While Kevin Durant won’t be playing in the NBA All-Star Game this year due to a strained left hamstring, he’ll still serve as captain as one of the teams and joined LeBron James on TNT on Thursday night to set the rosters for this Sunday’s matchup. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest (officially known as the AT&T Slam Dunk is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. RELATED: Jimmy Butler Refused to Replace Kevin Durant at the NBA All-Star Game Because of Bam Adebayo The picks are in for #TeamLeBron ? #NBAAllStar Draft presented by /a4hnVhuIRa- NBA on TNT March 5, 2021 Who did LeBron James and Kevin Durant pick for their NBA All-Star teams? So let’s take a look at the NBA All-Star Game rosters and all of the participants for the Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest, and Dunk Contest. The NBA All-Star Game is set for an 8:00 start and the Dunk Contest will take place at halftime. Eastern with TNT NBA Tip-Off and will be followed by the Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest, which are slated to begin at 6:30. Unlike previous years in which we were given three nights of fun with the Rising Stars Challenge and the celebrity game on Friday night (neither will be played this year), the 3-Point Contest, Skills Challenge, and Dunk Contest on Saturday night, and the NBA All-Star Game itself on Sunday night, 2021 will be a bit different as all of the festivities will be part of a one-night event in Atlanta.Ĭoverage will begin on TNT this Sunday, March 7, at 5:00 p.m. But since we’re in a generous mood, we’ll go ahead and list those for you here anyway. NBA All-Star Game rosters are set as captains LeBron James and Kevin Durant made their selections on TNT on Thursday night, which means All-Star Weekend, or should I say All-Star Sunday given how this year’s festivities are playing out, is set as a whole as we already knew the participants of the 3-Point Contest, the Skills Challenge, and the Dunk Contest.