Rising Stars Challenge

The Rising Stars Challenge is a basketball exhibition game held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on the Friday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. Being sponsored by Air Jordan, the event is also known as Jordan Rising Stars.

"Rising Stars game" redirects here. For the video game publisher, see Rising Star Games.

The current format used since 2022 includes rookie and sophomore NBA players and NBA G League Ignite players selected by the NBA's assistant coaches and league office. Former NBA players, designated as "honorary coaches", draft players for their respective teams, where they play in a single-elimination tournament to reach a Final Target Score in each game.

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