947 radio host and actress Thando Thabethe and South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) winner Linda Mtoba are heading to San Francisco, California where they will attend NBA All-Star 2025 this weekend.
Thabethe and Mtoba, best known for her roles on the Queendom, The River and Isibaya, will be joined by Nigerian actress Osas Ighodaro as they take over the Bay Area, home to the Golden State Bridge and seven-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors.
The NBA’s flagship global event will feature the Ruffles Celebrity Game and Castrol Rising Stars Game on Friday, State Farm All-Star Saturday Night, featuring Kia Skills Challenge, Starry 3-Point Contest and AT&T Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday, and the 74th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. One of the weekend’s highlights will be the annual NBA Africa All-Star Luncheon this Saturday, where the NBA, WNBA and FIBA community will once again celebrate the game’s impact on the continent.
Africa’s presence at this year’s NBA All-Star will also include 2024 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama (France/Democratic Republic of the Congo) and three-time NBA All-Star Pascal Siakam (Cameroon) representing the continent in the All-Star Game, and Bilal Coulibaly (France/Mali), Yves Missi (Cameroon), Toumani Camara (Belgium/Mali) and Alex Sarr (France/Senegal) suiting up in the Castrol Rising Stars Game.
The NBA All-Star Weekend will air live on ESPN and NBA League Pass.
Meanwhile, South African fans can look forward to elite basketball returning to the country in June, when the NBA’s and FIBA’s Basketball Africa League (BAL) will host its first BAL Playoffs and Finals in South Africa at SunBet Arena in Pretoria.
