The NBA unveiled its lineup of celebrities for this year’s All-Star Celebrity Game, and the 2016 edition features some notable names. With All-Star weekend taking place in Toronto, one of the rosters features some serious Canadian talent.
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— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) January 14, 2016
Raptors Global Ambassador and rapper Aubrey Grama aka Drake aka Drizzy will coach the Canadian squad. His roster will include former Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista, former Toronto Raptors star Tracy McGrady, former Laker Rick Fox, WNBA star Natalie Achonwa, Jonathan and Drew Scott from the Property Brothers, and Arcade Fire lead singer Win Butler.
The Property Brothers’ team in the Celebrity Game will almost certainly have an open-floor concept
— Mike Prada. (PRAY-duh) (@MikePradaNBA) January 14, 2016
The opposing coach will be Kevin Hart. His team features Chancey Billups, Bryshere Y. Gray from Empire, actor Michael B. Jordan, Black-ish star Anthony Anderson, former Charlotte Horner point guard Mugsy Bogues, actor Jason Sudeikis, Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry and WNBA star Elene Delle Donna.
As a noted Canadian, I say this with a little bias, but I’m betting team Drake is going to take the contest. Their height is just ridiculous. Win Butler (6’5″), Drew Scott (6’4″), Jonathan Scott (6’4″) are all huge. I’d also take Steve Nash and Tracy McGrady over Chauncey Billups and Mugsy Bogues. (Ed note: convenient that the “Canadian” team features a former NBA star from Florida and an MLB slugger from the Dominican Republic, but you be you, Canada.)
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I think team Hart will be a quicker team, but the height mismatch will definitely hurt them, as Gray (5’8″), Bogues (5’3″) and Anderson (5’10”) don’t match up. Something tells be Tim Horton’s coffee won’t be the only double-double’s served that night. Plus Drake can pump them up with sideline rapping while Hart’s comedic chops will simply lighten the mood.
With home court advantage, I expect team Drake will walk away victorious, and expect the group to go out for celebratory Beaver Tails afterwards.
