• Aaron Gordon

Aaron Gordon (Photo : NBA/YouTube)

The 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend will start on Friday, February 17 with the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge. It ends on Sunday, February 19 with the 66th NBA All-Star Game at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Other events on the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend include the inductees of this year's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class, Taco Bell Skills Challenge, JBL Three-Point Shootout and the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest. Here are all the things you need to know for the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend including the schedule, TV information and live stream links, per NBA.com.

Like Us on Facebook

February 17 (Friday)

The 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend officially starts on Friday, February 17 at 10:30 a.m. ET with the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge practice. The All-Stars then take center stage at noon as they answer questions from the media. Both events will be shown live on NBA TV.

The NBA All-Star Celebrity game starts exactly at 7:00 p.m. only on ESPN. The first day concludes with the 2017 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge as Team World headed by Joel Embiid faces off against Karl-Anthony Towns and the rest of Team USA. It will be televised via TNT.

February 18 (Saturday)

The festivities resume at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with the official announcement of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017. Some of the nominees for this year's class include Tim Hardaway, Tracy McGrady, Ben Wallace and Chris Webber, per USA Today.

The All-Stars take center stage once again at noon but this time with a live practice only on NBA TV. The NBA D-League All-Star Game gets underway at 2:30 p.m. followed by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's media availability at 7:00 p.m.

State Farm All-Star Saturday night starts off with the Taco Bell Skills Challenge at 8:00 p.m. only on TNT. It will be followed by the JBL Three-Point Shootout as Klay Thompson defends his crown. Finally, Saturday night ends as Aaron Gordon tries to win the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest against DeAndre Jordan, Derrick Jones Jr. and Glenn Robinson III.

February 19 (Sunday)

The final day of the 2017 All-Star Weekend is not as busy as Saturday. The day starts with the 11:00 a.m. NBA Legends Brunch to be televised on NBA TV. The weekend ends with the 66th NBA All-Star Game at 8:00 p.m. between the Eastern and Western Conference.

2017 NBA All-Star Weekend Live Stream Links