Picture
Picture Credit score
Thearon W. Henderson / Stringer by way of Getty Photographs and Thearon W. Henderson / Stringer by way of Getty Photographs and Thearon W. Henderson / Stringer by way of Getty Photographs
Picture Alt
Druski, Kai Cenat, Shaboozey
Picture Dimension
landscape-medium
The 2025 Ruffles NBA All-Star Superstar Recreation was successful. This yr’s festivities had social media rocking after Druski, Kai Cenat, Shaboozey, Baron Davis and plenty of others confirmed up and confirmed out on the Feb. 14 occasion, a part of NBA’s All-Star Weekend in San Francisco. The leisure issue was there, though the ability degree was not as current.
Stars have all the time been current for this recreation however none larger than this yr. It seems streamers and social media icons like Cenat and Druski attract large viewership for some of these occasions. Druski was documenting the thrilling recreation on-line. He has a clip going viral, appearing shocked that he didn’t win the MVP of the Superstar Recreation forward of Rome Flynn successful the award. Followers joked with him on social media for under having 4 factors in the course of the recreation.
In response, he claimed he was sick and this was his Michael Jordan “Flu Recreation.” Whereas the connection is hilarious, Jordan had 38 factors and led his staff to a win throughout Recreation 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, whereas Druski did not put up greater than two buckets.
Because the NBA Slam Dunk Contest and All-Star Recreation begin to lose their attract, the NBA is leaning on the Superstar Recreation and 3-Level Contest to maintain viewers at residence engaged. Sadly, massive stars should not as enthusiastic about exhibiting as much as B-level markets like Cleveland, Salt Lake Metropolis and Indianapolis — the place the final three All-Star Weekend occasions had been held — to offer leisure as there are larger markets in Chicago, Atlanta, New York Metropolis and Los Angeles. Fortunately 2026 ought to be jampacked with massive names as a result of it will likely be making its return again to Los Angeles on the Clippers’ new Intuit Dome.
DJ Cassidy, E-40, Too Quick, Saweetie, En Vogue, LiAngelo Ball and Raphael Saadiq will all be acting at this yr’s NBA All-Star Recreation. Will probably be fascinating to see how Gelo’s “Tweaker” goes over amongst followers who’re in attendance. His final reside efficiency was in the course of the NFL playoffs on the Detroit Lions vs. Washington Commanders recreation on Jan. 18.
Watch a clip of the efficiency under!