NBA All-Star Celeb Game Brings GloRilla & MVP Rome Flynn
The NBA All-Star Weekend has officially tipped and it's already been a place to watch some of our favorites as the Celebrity Game rolls out GloRilla, Queen Latifah, DJ Mustard and others.
Comedian and host Anthony Anderson took on coaching duties with his team against that of NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo. The team of the latter ruled victoriously with actor Rome Flynn defend his Celebrity Game MVP throne with his second victory.
Other celebrities who participated included actor Keegan-Michael Key, NFL star Amon-Ra St. Brown and the most decorated MLB star of the decade, Mookie Betts.
Toronto Raptors star Brandon Ingram was in the crowd to support Big Glo with a big smile, establishing her hoop skills. He even gave her directions at halftime, telling her to “take 20 more shots.”
Love Island standout and model Olandria Carthen was also on hand to encourage her husband, Nic Vansteenberghe, in a body hug one piece. Slay!
Nicolandria weren't the only Love Island alums in the house. Kordell Beckham was also on hand as the Wing Stop green carpet host with the most; grabs all the inside scoop from the celebs in attendance.
As for Flynn's continued dominance in the annual show, the Emmy-winning actor pulled off some spectacular moves during the game, including an alley-oop off the backboard to former NBA player Tacko Fall for a monster slam.
He scored 17 points in the game and shot a stunning 50 percent on the night, including 3 for 7 from behind the arc. While many celebrities come to have a little fun, Flynn clearly didn't come to play.
“This is the second time, you guys,” Flynn said. “Glory to God. Great turnout. Shout out to my teammates, shout out to Jeremy Lin for playing, a little bit. And Giannis man, you really coached us, stood us up.”
Giannis definitely had his work cut out for him stepping into the coach's box and he told ESPN's Monica McNutt that it was a new kind of stress.
“This is exhausting, this is how coach Doc (Rivers) feels?,” he said. “I just enjoy winning. But it's definitely hard like, making the subs. Not everybody's going to play. But I think everybody did a good job, just playing hard and playing to win.”
Giannis also took time to give back, joining celebrities like Kelly Rowland, Taylour Paige and Lizzo for the NBA Cares x Baby 2 Baby Day of service where volunteers packed more than 1.3 million essentials for distribution to those in need. Along with the Antetokounmpo family, the legacy brand Huggies was also on hand as a sponsor for the meaningful afternoon.
“Huggies is proud of our long-standing partnership with Baby2Baby and the meaningful impact of today's composition of the maternal health care kit,” said Evan Scanzera, Huggies US Senior Brand Manager. “At Huggies, caring for families is at the heart of everything we do, and having Giannis Antetokounmpo as our partner reinforces that commitment. Together with Baby2Baby, we are working to ensure that more parents and babies receive the essential support they need to feel protected and cared for.”
All-Star weekend continues tonight with the Shooting Stars, three-point and dunk contests starting at 5pm ET.
