
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that this year it will be having a big halftime event. The halftime show will see three Nigerian superstars – Burna Boy, Tems and Rema headline the NBA All-Star Game 2023 halftime show with an Afrobeats-themed performance.
Performing the halftime show at the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game… @temsbaby!
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 15, 2023
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Performing the halftime show at the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game… @heisrema!
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 15, 2023
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Performing the halftime show at the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game… @burnaboy!
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 15, 2023
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This announcement was made on the NBA All Star’s social media pages.
The NBA has also said it will honour LeBron James for becoming the league’s all-time scoring leader after the performance. Prior to tip-off, global superstar Post Malone will perform a medley of hits following the first-ever in-arena NBA All-Star Draft (7:30 p.m. ET), and Vin Diesel, star of the upcoming “Fast X” movie, will welcome fans to the evening.
The 2023 NBA All-Star Game airs live Sunday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on TNT and TBS.