By Yinka Akanbi
The National Basketball Association(NBA) of America has announced that three Nigerian music superstars – Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, Burna Boy; 2023 Grammy Award-winning singer and Oscar-nominee, Tems; and Mavins singer, Rema – will perform at the NBA All-Star Game 2023 halftime show this weekend.
This is coming just weeks after Tems won a Grammy for her appearance on Future and Drake’s global hit, ‘WAIT FOR U’.
According to a statement issued by the NBA on its website, the Afrobeats-themed performance will be followed by the honouring of LeBron James for becoming the league’s all-time scoring leader.
The 72nd NBA All-Star Game will tip off at 3:30AM (CAT) at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City and air on beIN Sports, Canal+, and ESPN across the continent on Sunday.
Before the game, American artiste, Post Malone, is also billed to perform a medley of hits following the first-ever in-arena NBA All-Star Draft and ‘Fast & Furious’ star, Vin Diesel, will welcome fans to the evening.
Payson, Utah, native and Grammy Award-nominated artist Jewel will sing the U.S. national anthem and Juno Award-winning and platinum-selling artist, Jully Black, will sing the Canadian national anthem on Sunday for the NBA All-Star Game.
Utah singing group The Bonner Family will perform the U.S. national anthem before the 2023 Jordan Rising Stars, which will be played today Friday, February 17th.
Burna Boy, Tems, Rema Take Afrobeats To NBA All-Star Game
