Burna Boy, Tems, Rema To Perform At NBA All-Star Weekend
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that three Nigerian superstars, Burna Boy, Tems and Rema will headline the NBA All-Star Game 2023 halftime show with an Afrobeats-themed performance.
The NBA announced this in a post on its social media pages on Wednesday.
The NBA said it will honour LeBron James for becoming the league’s all-time scoring leader after the performance.
The Game will tip off at 8:30 pm. ET at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City and air on TNT.
Before tip-off, global superstar Post Malone will perform a medley of hits following the first-ever in-arena NBA All-Star Draft (7:30 p.m. ET), and Vin Diesel, star of the upcoming “Fast X” movie, will welcome fans to the evening.
Payson, Utah, native and Grammy Award-nominated artist Jewel will sing the U.S. national anthem and JUNO Award-winning and platinum-selling artist Jully Black will sing the Canadian national anthem on Sunday for the NBA All-Star Game.
