Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson will coach at the 2025 NBA All-Star weekend due to the Cavs' top record in the Eastern Conference. The league is introducing a new All-Star format featuring a mini-tournament with four teams. Atkinson will be one of the four coaches, with the other three coaches being selected by TNT NBA analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kenny Smith.
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson gestures in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland’s Kenny Atkinson will be a coach at All-Star weekend, by virtue of the Cavs' top record in the Eastern Conference.Because the league is going to a new All-Star format, Atkinson will be one of 4 coaches at the event.
“Each team will have eight players and be named for a TNT NBA analyst. The 24 NBA All-Star selections will be divided evenly into three teams, with the rosters drafted by TNT’s Inside the NBA commentators and honorary team general managers Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith. The three analysts will make their respective picks forlive on TNT in the NBA All-Star Draft, which will be conducted on Thursday, Feb. 6 just before the network’s doubleheader that night.
“The fourth team will be the winning team from the championship game of the Castrol Rising Stars, the annual showcase of top first- and second-year NBA players and NBA G League standouts, which will be played on Friday, Feb. 14 during NBA All-Star 2025.
The four teams participating in the NBA All-Star Game will compete for a prize pool of $1.8 million, with each player on the championship-winning team receiving $125,000, each player on the second-place team receiving $50,000 and each player on the third- and fourth-place teams receiving $25,000.VIDEO: Serial shoplifter busted by Westlake police...
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