Miami All-Star guard Tyler Herro participates in the NBA Cares Day of Service in 2023.
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NEW YORK – NBA All-Star 2025, in collaboration with the Golden State Warriors, will deliver five days of social impact and youth basketball events in the San Francisco Bay Area, emphasizing service, wellness, inclusion and grassroots development. The NBA will impact more than 2,000 boys and girls through a series of Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA basketball clinics and programming that support participation and high-quality coaching at the grassroots level. Additionally, throughout NBA All-Star 2025, the league will continue its commitment to supporting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). NBA All-Star 2025 culminates with the All-Star Game on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT. As part of the NBA’s efforts, the league will collectively donate more than $2 million to support the Bay Area and HBCU communities.
17th NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service
On Friday, Feb. 14, the NBA, NBPA and the Golden State Warriors will mobilize 500 volunteers – including current and former NBA & WNBA players, employees and partners – to refurbish two Bay Area elementary schools. In collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and support from NIKE, the NBA and NBPA will unveil a renovated gymnasium featuring new hoops, equipment, lighting and flooring at Bret Harte Elementary School in San Francisco. In Oakland, the NBA and NBPA will collaborate with the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation and KABOOM! to beautify the school yard and as part of the NBA Cares State Farm Assist Tracker program, renovate the library at East Oakland Pride Elementary School. Additionally, NBA volunteers will participate in a hands-on service project at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank packing meals for the 50,000 households that the food bank serves each week.
NBA Total Health All-Star Walk presented by Evernorth Health Services
The NBA will launch its new holistic health platform, NBA Total Health, with its inaugural Total Health All-Star Walk, presented by Evernorth Health Services. In partnership with San Francisco Recreation and Parks, GirlTREK and the Golden State Warriors, the walk will engage 1,000 local community members, families and All-Star guests to celebrate and bring awareness to the importance of physical, mental and community health. The walk will also feature local health and wellness resources to promote a healthy lifestyle among all ages.
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Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Day presented by NIKE
The Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA will partner with NIKE to host the 8th annual Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Day on Friday, Feb. 14. Local elementary and middle school students from San Francisco and Oakland Unified School Districts will participate. Current and former NBA and WNBA players will join nearly a thousand youth to participate in basketball clinics that teach the fundamentals of basketball and the values of the game.
Jr. WNBA Clinic
The Jr. WNBA is the WNBA’s initiative dedicated to providing girls of all skill levels opportunities to learn, play and love the game of basketball. The Jr. WNBA clinic will feature basketball fundamentals and a panel discussion with WNBA players including members of the Golden State Valkyries aimed to help girls gain confidence, face challenges, and learn the importance of physical and mental wellness.
NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T
As previously announced, the Morehouse College and Tuskegee University men’s basketball programs from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) will compete in the fourth NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T. The HBCU Classic takes place in Oakland Arena at 2 p.m. PT on Saturday, Feb. 15, and will be broadcast on ESPN+, NBA TV and TruTV. Fans can purchase tickets to the NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T here. In addition to the game, the NBA will celebrate and support the HBCU community with a full slate of events that will be announced at a later date. The NBA and AT&T will also donate $100,000 each to Morehouse College and Tuskegee University.
NBA Foundation All-Star Pitch Competition
The NBA Foundation in collaboration with the Golden State Warriors, the Kapor Center, and Amplitude will host the finals of the All-Star Pitch Competition on Thursday, Feb. 13. Seven early-stage startups will pitch their businesses in front of a panel of judges that include Chase Koch, Chiney Ogwumike, Spenser Skates, Rebecca Quick and Angela Yee. $150,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the top three finalists. The semifinals of the Pitch competition were held in San Francisco in December 2024, with the seven finalists earning their spot to compete at NBA All-Star 2025.
NBA All-Star Game Charitable Components
As part of the State Farm® Assist Tracker Program, each assist during the NBA All-Star Game will result in a $1,900 donation split between Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco and Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland. During last year’s NBA All-Star Game, the State Farm® Assist Tracker recorded 106 assists resulting in $201,400 in donations. Additionally, the NBA will host firefighters from San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda County who traveled to Los Angeles to assist with wildfire recovery efforts and provide them with tickets to the All-Star Game. Last month, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced a $1 million donation to organizations that support those affected by the Los Angeles fires.
Make-A-Wish Experiences
The NBA will continue its longstanding partnership with Make-A-Wish Foundation and help grant seven wishes of youth throughout NBA All-Star 2025.
Additional Social Impact and Youth Basketball Events During NBA All-Star 2025 Include
NBA Hoops & Heritage: An All-Star Vendor Showcase to spotlight local small businesses and prospective vendors.
Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA and Junior Warriors Coaches Clinic: Local youth basketball coaches will participate in a coaches’ clinic led by an NBA All-Star Head Coach featuring discussions on coaching philosophies, strategy and on court skill development.
Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Wheelchair Basketball Clinic: The Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA and Challenged Athletes Foundation will host a basketball clinic introducing individuals with physical disabilities to wheelchair basketball.
Junior Warriors x Special Olympics All-Star Showcase: Teams from the Junior Warriors program and Special Olympics Northern California will participate in a showcase of competitive games at the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA’s court space.
Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Skills Challenge: Boys and girls will compete in skills competitions focused on the fundamentals of basketball. There will be a boys’ division and a girls’ division in two different age groups.
Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA STEM Clinic: Participants ages 6-14 will learn about the intersection of sports and STEM and how concepts such as the scientific method, data visualization and data collection are a way to better understand the world around them, whether in a school classroom or on a basketball court.
NIKE N7 x Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Clinic: The Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA and NIKE N7 will host a basketball clinic for Indigenous youth from the Intertribal Friendship House Bay Area.
HBCU Programming: A series of HBCU celebrations and career development opportunities in conjunction with the NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T will occur throughout NBA All-Star 2025.
National Basketball Social Justice Coalition: On Jan. 17, in the lead up to NBA All-Star 2025, the Golden State Warriors and the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition (NBSJC) hosted The Rebound: Second Chances & The Power of Basketball at Chase Center in San Francisco. The event featured a series of “on-court conversations” highlighting the NBA and Warriors’ commitment to second chances for incarcerated and justice-impacted individuals. The discussions spotlighted ongoing impact work with the Twinning Project in California State Prison Solano and the annual basketball event at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, as well as the recently released book, The Power of Basketball: NBA Players, Coaches, and Team Governors on the Fight to Make a Better America – a joint project of NBSJC and the Vera Institute of Justice.
Sustainability: As part of the league’s environmental sustainability efforts through NBA Green, the NBA and Golden State Warriors will work to minimize impacts related to energy, water, waste, and transportation. Chase Center is LEED Gold certified for building design and construction and was the first NBA arena in California to be Green Business Certified in April 2021. The arena’s comprehensive sustainability efforts in water conservation, graywater recovery, food recovery, waste diversion, and more will make a sustainable impact on NBA All-Star.
NBA events at Chase Center, Moscone Center and Oakland Arena will be powered by 100% renewable energy and reach at least an 80% waste diversion rate. In addition, NBA Green will tip off its partnership with Rewiring America through a sustainability fan activation at NBA Crossover. The activation – an electric bike competition – will educate fans on how going electric makes homes and businesses healthier, more affordable and better for the planet.
Stand Together Collaboration: The NBA will receive support from Stand Together, a philanthropic community that engages communities nationwide in acts of service. Stand Together will have 20 volunteers participate in the NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service and Stand Together will amplify the NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T.
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