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Jennifer Hudson, will perform at halftime of the 73rd NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18 on TNT- (NBA - photo)

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Jennifer Hudson, Babyface, Coco Jones, Keith Urban, Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Walker Hayes and Zedd to headline NBA All-Star 2024 performances - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

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Saturday February 10, 2024

The NBA announced a star-studded entertainment lineup for NBA All-Star 2024 in Indianapolis, featuring musical acts throughout the week headlined by the youngest female EGOT winner and daytime talk show host Jennifer Hudson, who will perform at halftime of the 73rd NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18 on TNT.

Indianapolis native and 13-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Babyface and Canadian Juno Award-winning singer Charlotte Cardin will sing the U.S. and Canadian national anthem, respectively, ahead of the NBA All-Star Game. NBA Crossover, the league's immersive fan event, will feature three days of performances.

On Friday, Feb. 16, multi-platinum GRAMMY Award-winning artist Zedd and GRAMMY Award-winning artist, entrepreneur and global cultural icon T-Pain will tip off the NBA Crossover Concert Series, taking place at the Michelob ULTRA Courtside Concert.

On Saturday, four-time GRAMMY Award-winning country singer and songwriter Keith Urban and GRAMMY-nominated country singer and songwriter Walker Hayes will perform at the NBA Experiences Saturday Pregame Concert, while five-time GRAMMY Award-winning rapper and global icon Lil Wayne is set to perform ahead of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. Tickets are available at NBAEvents.com and through the NBA Events App.

On Saturday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. ET, GRAMMY Award-winning singer and actress Coco Jones will sing the U.S. national anthem and Black national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice' alongside Winston Salem State University Red Sea of Sound and Virginia Union University Ambassadors of Sound at the HBCU Classic presented by AT&T on TNT, ESPN2 and NBA TV.

On Friday, Indianapolis-based band The Brothers Footman and Canadian singer and songwriter Kyra Daniels will perform the U.S. and Canadian national anthems respectively before the 2024 Rising Stars and at Gainbridge Fieldhouse tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on TNT.

Emmy Award-winning musician Adam Blackstone will serve as NBA All-Star 2024 Musical Director.

THIS DAY IN THE NBA

February 10, 1949 Joe Fulks of Philadelphia scored 63 points in a 108-87 win over Indianapolis to set an NBA scoring record which would last for nearly a decade.

February 10, 1952 The Baltimore Bullets played a full 48-minute game without making a single substitution, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 82-77.

February 10, 1991 The East team scored 45 second-quarter points--the most ever scored by the East in one quarter of All-Star play--en route to a 116-114 win over the West in the 41st annual All-Star Game in Charlotte. Charles Barkley of the East, the game’s MVP, had 22 rebounds, the most since Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 22 in 1967.

February 10, 1995 FIBA and the NBA announced that the winner of the NBA Finals would represent the National Basketball Association in the McDonald’s Championship to be played the following October. The tournament featured many of the best club teams in the world. The McDonald’s Championship, formerly known as the McDonald’s Open, was established as a joint effort by FIBA and the NBA in 1987.

February 10, 1998 Karl Malone passed Adrian Dantley for fifth place on the all-time free throws made list with 6,834.

February 10, 1998 Atlanta's Lenny Wilken's earned his 1,100th career victory with a 108-100 defeat of Milwaukee.

February 10, 1998 Clyde Drexler notched an assist that helped him join John Havlicek, Oscar Robertson and Jerry West as the only NBA players with 6,000 career assists and 20,000 career points in a 97-83 win over the Seattle SuperSonics.

February 10, 1999 Golden State’s John Starks hit the 1,000th three-pointer of his career in an 89-82 loss to Seattle. Starks became the 15th player in NBA history to make 1,000 three-point field goals.

February 10, 2002 The Lakers’ Kobe Bryant recorded 31 points on 12-for-25 shooting in 30 minutes and was the unanimous choice as Most Valuable Player, sparking the Western Conference to a 135-120 triumph in the 2002 NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia.

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