NBA All-Star Game 2023: Location, schedule, rosters, news, more

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game is set to take place Sunday at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. This season's game marks the 30th anniversary of the first NBA All-Star Game hosted by the Utah Jazz in 1993.

NBA All-Star Saturday began with the skills challenge won by the hometown favorite Team Jazz. Damian Lillard won the 3-point contest in his third appearance in the event and Mac McClung gave the ultimate grand finale in his Slam Dunk contest win.Grambling State defeated Southern 69-64 in overtime in the NBA HBCU Classic on Saturday.

On Friday night, Jose Alvarado was named MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge for Team Pau, which beat Team Joakim in the title game of the mini-tournament. NFL starDK Metcalf led Team Wade to a 81-78 victory over Team Ryan in the celebrity game.

After five seasons of holding the draft weeks before the All-Star Game, the NBA moved the festivities to the day of the game, making it even more like the playground format the draft was meant to emulate. To get you ready for the draft, which will take place right before Sunday's game (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT), we have ESPN writers making their own selections, with Kirk Goldsberry representing Team LeBron and Kevin Pelton representing Team Giannis. Read more here.

Team Jazz — Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson and Walker Kessler — won the All-Star Skills Challenge, beating out Team Antetokounmpo and Team Rookies in the process. Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard won his first 3-point contest but Philadelphia 76ers two-way playerMac McClung stole the show with jaw-dropping dunks to win the Slam Dunk contest.

Kevin Pelton: Grading every event on All-Star Saturday

Nick Elam spent years perfecting the Elam Ending, in which two teams would instead play to a final