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2022 NBA All-Star Game: What to expect

Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will host the 2022 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night.

CLEVELAND — After more than three years of anticipation, the night is finally here. On Sunday, Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will play host to the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.

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What follows is everything you need to know about Sunday night's event, which will wrap up Cleveland's All-Star Weekend.

Event info, how to watch on TV, stream:

  • Date: Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET
  • Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio
  • TV channel: TNT
  • Live Stream: TNT Drama

Rosters

Team LeBron

  • LeBron James
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • Stephen Curry
  • DeMar DeRozan
  • Nikola Jokic
  • Jimmy Butler
  • Luka Doncic
  • Darius Garland
  • Jarrett Allen
  • Donovan Mitchell (won't play due to illness)
  • Chris Paul
  • Fred VanVleet

Team Durant 

  • Joel Embiid
  • Ja Morant
  • Jayson Tatum
  • Andrew Wiggins
  • Trae Young
  • LaMelo Ball
  • Devin Booker
  • Rudy Gobert
  • Zach LaVine
  • Khris Middleton
  • Dejounte Murray
  • Karl Anthony-Towns

Game Preview

For the fifth straight year, the NBA All-Star Game will be played under the draft format, in which the leading vote-getters from each conference are selected as captains to pick their respective teams from the pool of All-Stars. And as a captain for the fifth straight year, LeBron James is looking for his fifth straight win, as he prepares to face a team selected by Kevin Durant -- although Durant, himself, won't play due to injury.

On paper, Team LeBron certainly has the edge and enters Sunday's exhibition as a 5.5-point favorite. As Team LeBron will also likely have the home crowd on its side, with Cleveland Cavaliers Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen -- as well as James himself -- representing Northeast Ohio.

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