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NBA All-Star Week is here. While the NBA All Stars West and All Stars East are gearing up to compete, it’s already clear that the real winners this weekend will be the fans, who have an exciting and fun slate of NBA competitions to look forward to. There’s a celebrity game that features C.J. Stroud and Jennifer Hudson. There’s a three-point competition between Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu. And, of course, there’s the crown jewel of the weekend, the NBA All-Star Game, captained by Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James.
If you want to watch all the NBA All-Star action — and why wouldn’t you? — we have some great news. Live TV streaming service Sling TV is offering a 50% off deal for basketball fans ahead of the game. You can sign up to stream just this game (plus future live games broadcast on TNT, ESPN and your local ABC affiliate), or add-on the discounted Sling TV NBA League Pass and enjoy live out-of-market games all season long.
We’re breaking down all the Sling TV deals ahead of the 2024 NBA All-Star Game so you can score just as big as the All-Stars this weekend. Read on to learn how to watch the 2024 NBA All-Star game, or tap the button below to sign up for Sling TV and stream the game there.
When and where is the 2024 NBA All-Star Game?
The 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend is scheduled for February 16-18, 2024. It will be held in Indianapolis, IN.
The NBA All-Star Game is scheduled for Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT).
What channel will air the 2024 NBA All-Star Game?
The 2024 NBA All-Star Game will broadcast live on TNT and stream on Sling TV.
Sling TV deal: Watch the NBA All-Star Game without cable and save big
If your cable subscription doesn’t include TNT, or if you don’t have a cable subscription at all, Sling TV is offering deep discounts on its various programming tiers that now include the NBA All-Star Game.
Sling TV: Stream the NBA All-Star Game and save money
The most cost-effective way to stream the 2024 NBA All-Star game this year is through a subscription to Sling TV. The streamer offers access to 32 channels with its Orange, including TNT and ESPN. But what really sets Sling TV apart is its NBA League Pass offering that gives you special access to watch every out-of-market NBA game live.
Sling TV has a special NBA Prepay Bundle offer for those interested in NBA League Pass: You can prepay for three months of the NBA League Pass basketball streaming service, and get all the channels in the Orange tier, for $135. That works out to $45 per month. (One month of Orange + NBA League Pass regularly costs $55, so this combo plan is the best value.)
NBA League Pass is available as a $15 per month a la carte offering, though you’ll pay just $10 for your first month. You can learn more by tapping the button below.
Top features of the Sling TV NBA Prepay Bundle:
- There are 32 channels to watch in total with Sling TV Orange, including ESPN and TNT.
- It includes a three-month subscription to NBA League Pass, which streams out-of-market NBA games.
- All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage, perfect for recording all the biggest games of the season.
If you don’t want to prepay for three months of NBA coverage, but still want to stream the 2024 NBA All-Star Game without cable, you can sign up for Sling TV Orange and save 50% on your first month of service. You’ll get nationally televised NBA games, including the 2024 All-Star Game, 50 hours of DVR storage, plus access to live games broadcast on your local ABC affiliate (where available).
Sling TV Orange normally costs $40 per month, but with this deal, you can get your first month for $20.
What is NBA All-Star Weekend?
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NBA All-Star Weekend is jam-packed full of events and competitions leading up to the All-Star Game on Sunday. On Friday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m. ET, the All-Star Celebrity Game will be played. Airing on ESPN, the event will feature celebrities C.J. Stroud, Lil Wayne, Jennifer Hudson, A’ja Wilson and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
On Saturday, February 17, All-Star Saturday Night features fan-favorite events like the Skills Challenge, Starry 3-Point Contest, Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu in the 3-Point Challenge and the always popular Slam Dunk Contest.
The weekend will be capped off by the seventy-third NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 18 at 8:00 p.m. ET, pitting the best players of the Western Conference against the best of the Eastern Conference. That game will air on TNT.
Who is playing in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game?
Each All-Star team captain is the athlete who received the most fan votes in his conference. This year, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will serve as captain for the East and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will serve as captain for the West.
The 10 starters, which consist of two guards and three front court players per conference, were chosen by a combination of fans (50% of the vote), current players (25%) and the media (25%). A total of 12 players are selected from each conference.
This year’s starters are:
Eastern Conference
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks *
- Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers^
- Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
- Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers
- Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks
Western Conference
- LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers *
- Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns
- Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
- Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
* team captain
^ injured, will not play
What is the format for the NBA All-Star Game?
This year, the 2024 NBA All-Star Game returns to its classic format with four 12-minute quarters of play. In past years, NBA All-Star games used an usual scoring system where teams played to a target score (determined by adding 24 to the highest team total at the end of the third quarter) with no time limit in the fourth quarter.
Teams will continue to compete for the best score in each quarter to win a charitable donation to the organization of their choosing.
Key dates for the 2023-2024 NBA season
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With the 2024 NBA playoffs on the horizon, the best part of the NBA season is yet to come. The good news: You can stream all the best NBA games this season, including the NBA Finals, on Sling TV.
Here are all the important dates for basketball fans to remember, leading up to the NBA Finals in June.
- February 16-18: NBA All-Star 2024 game (Indianapolis, IN)
- February 16-21: NBA All-Star break
- March 1: Playoff eligibility waiver deadline
- March 30: NBA G League Regular Season ends
- April 2: NBA G League Playoffs begin
- April 14: NBA Regular Season ends
- April 15: NBA Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2024 (3 p.m. ET)
- April 16-19: NBA Play-In Tournament
- April 20: NBA 2024 Playoffs begin
- April 28: NBA Early Entry Eligibility deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
- May 6-7: Conference Semifinals begin (may move up to May 4-5)
- May 12: NBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm (Chicago, IL)
- May 13-17: NBA Combine (Chicago, IL)
- May 21-22: Conference Finals begin (may move up to May 19-20)
- June 6: NBA Finals 2024 Game 1
- June 9: NBA Finals 2024 Game 2
- June 12: NBA Finals 2024 Game 3
- June 14: NBA Finals 2024 Game 4
- June 17: NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET)
- June 17: NBA Finals 2024 Game 5 (if necessary)
- June 20: NBA Finals 2024 Game 6 (if necessary)
- June 23: NBA Finals 2024 Game 7 (if necessary)
- June 26: NBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm (First Round)
- June 27: NBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm (Second Round)
- July 12-22: NBA 2K Vegas Summer League (Las Vegas)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the July shooting death of Sonya Massey — an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy — as it investigates how local authorities treat Black residents and people with behavioral disabilities.
The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter to the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, dated Thursday.
“The Sheriff’s Office, along with involved county agencies, has engaged in discussions and pledged full cooperation with the Department of Justice in its review,” Sangamon County Sheriff Paula Crouch said Friday.
Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, was killed July 6 when deputies responded to a call about a possible prowler at her home in Springfield, Illinois. She was shot three times during a confrontation with an officer.
The alleged shooter, Sean Grayson, who is White, was fired. He is charged with murder and other crimes and has pleaded not guilty.
“The Justice Department, among other requests, wants to know if the sheriff’s office has strategies for responding to people in “behavioral health crises,” the government’s letter read. “…The incident raises serious concerns about…interactions with Black people and people with behavioral health disabilities.”
Andy Van Meter, chairman of the Sangamon County Board, said the Justice Department’s review is an important step in strengthening the public’s trust in the sheriff’s office.
At the time of the fatal shooting, the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office was led by then-Sheriff Jack Campbell, who retired in August and was replaced by Crouch.
Deputy Sean Grayson’s history of misconduct
Grayson has worked for six different law enforcement agencies in Illinois since 2020, CBS News learned. He was also discharged from the Army in February 2016 after serving for about 19 months. He was hired by the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office in May 2023.
In an interview with CBS News in early August, Campbell said that Grayson “had all the training he needed. He just didn’t use it.”
In a recording released by the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, where Grayson worked from May 2022 to April 2023, a supervising officer is heard warning Grayson for what the senior officer said was his lack of integrity, for lying in his reports, and for what he called “official misconduct.”
Girard Police Chief Wayman Meredith recalled an alleged incident in 2023 when he said an enraged Grayson was pressuring him to call child protective services on a woman outside of Grayson’s mother’s home. He said Grayson was “acting like a bully.”
The recording and Meredith’s description of Grayson’s conduct showed how he quickly became angry and, according to documents, willing to abuse his power as an officer.
Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office history of accusations
According to a review of court records in 2007, Massey’s killing was the only criminal case in recent history against a Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office deputy for actions on duty. Local officials characterized her shooting as an aberration.
However, CBS News obtained thousands of pages of law enforcement files, medical and court records, as well as photo and video evidence that indicated the office had a history of misconduct allegations and accountability failures before Grayson. The records challenged the claim that Massey’s death was, as said by the then-sheriff, an isolated incident by one “rogue individual.”
Local families were confident that Massey’s death was the latest in a pattern of brazen abuse that has gone unchecked for years.
Attorneys for Massey’s family recommended an updated SAFE-T Act that would expand an existing database used to track officer misconduct to include infractions like DUIs and speeding during police chases.
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