{"id":597506,"date":"2026-02-11T21:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/597506\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:35:12","slug":"ludacris-to-headline-nba-all-star-2026-in-inglewood-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/597506\/","title":{"rendered":"Ludacris to headline NBA All-Star 2026 in Inglewood \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get back \u2014 three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper Ludacris will take the spotlight at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/nba\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/tag\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBA All-Star 2026<\/a> this weekend inside Intuit Dome in Inglewood.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.nba.com\/news\/ludacris-to-headline-2026-all-star-entertainment__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!ok_PhnrwD4kiG5xX2zuGMymZfsfBb_XNV3cCoQiGJQTUUybtDX2OmQ_sQQVco5JVNWblmGSml3LFOGIaocEazfe80w$\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA announced<\/a> the headliner on Wednesday, teasing a \u201chigh-energy, in-arena performance\u201d before AT&amp;T Slam Dunk that\u2019ll aim to \u201celevate the atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NBA All-Star Saturday tips off at 2 p.m. PT\/5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>Ludracris most recently performed in the Bay Area during a <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/09\/seattle-seahaawks-super-bowl-after-party-ludacris-t-pain\/__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!ok_PhnrwD4kiG5xX2zuGMymZfsfBb_XNV3cCoQiGJQTUUybtDX2OmQ_sQQVco5JVNWblmGSml3LFOGIaocH8MBtsjg$\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">private concert<\/a> for the Seattle Seahawks after their Super Bowl 60 victory on Feb. 8. The rapper also made headlines last month when he dropped off the lineup for the Kid Rock-led <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ludacris-drops-off-maga-rock-the-country-tour-1235500605\/__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!ok_PhnrwD4kiG5xX2zuGMymZfsfBb_XNV3cCoQiGJQTUUybtDX2OmQ_sQQVco5JVNWblmGSml3LFOGIaocGQbnpI1Q$\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rock Country Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Luda, the NBA\u2019s high-profile weekend will include several other big music acts:<\/p>\n<p>Ludacris, Shaboozey and CORTIS | Thursday, Feb. 12-Sunday, Feb. 15 | Los Angeles Convention Center | <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.nba.com\/news\/ludacris-shaboozey-and-cortis-headline-nba-crossover-concert-series-at-l-a-convention-center__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!ok_PhnrwD4kiG5xX2zuGMymZfsfBb_XNV3cCoQiGJQTUUybtDX2OmQ_sQQVco5JVNWblmGSml3LFOGIaocG5n4p6gA$\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">These acts will perform<\/a> as part of the NBA Crossover Concert Series. <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/nbaevents.nba.com\/nba-crossover__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!ok_PhnrwD4kiG5xX2zuGMymZfsfBb_XNV3cCoQiGJQTUUybtDX2OmQ_sQQVco5JVNWblmGSml3LFOGIaocGJB5j-ig$\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets<\/a> are still available. K-pop group CORTIS will also perform during halftime at the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday, Feb. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Aiden Ross | Friday, Feb.13 | Intuit Dome | \u201cThe Voice\u201d season 28 winner will sing the U.S. national anthem before the Castrol Rising Stars; tip-off is at 6 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>Chloe Bailey | Friday, Feb. 13 | The singer will perform the U.S. national anthem and another song before the NBC HBCU Classic, which starts at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>John Tesh | Sunday, Feb. 15 | Intuit Dome | The iconic music composer and on-air personality will perform \u201cRoundball Rock\u201d to introduce the 75th NBA All-Star Game, which tips off at 2 p.m. According to the NBA, this is the first time the song has been performed live inside a sports arena. It will mark the celebration of the big game\u2019s return to NBC after 24 years.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere are five things to know about four-time NBA champion LeBron James.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get back \u2014 three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper Ludacris will take the spotlight at NBA All-Star 2026 this weekend&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,5691,6],"class_list":["post-597506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-basketball","tag-inglewood","tag-nba"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116054151966990226","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}