NEW YORK – The NBA announced today that NBA All-Star Media Day will be open to fans for the first time.  The unique, behind-the-scenes event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) during NBA All-Star 2018.

Tickets, on sale now at NBATickets.com, are priced at $10.  All proceeds will be donated to nonprofit journalism organizations, as selected by the NBA in consultation with the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM), the National Association of Black Journalists Sports Task Force (NABJ) and the Professional Basketball Writers Association (PBWA).

Fans will have the opportunity to see more than 20 of the NBA’s biggest stars interviewed by media from around the world.  Interviewees include NBA All-Star Game players and coaches on Team LeBron and Team Stephen as well as the participants in State Farm^® All-Star Saturday Night.

During NBA All-Star Media Day, fans in attendance will also be entertained by a live, in-venue show hosted by NBA TV’s Ro Parrish.  The program will feature interviews with NBA legends and celebrities as well as autograph and photo opportunities with the legends, NBA mascots and NBA dance team members.

Also new this year, fans both on site and around the world will be able to view NBA All-Star Media Day interviews in real time at mediaday.nba.com, the NBA’s Twitter and Facebook pages or the NBA App.  Fans at LACC will receive earbuds and information about how to access each player’s live stream.

In addition to Media Day, the NBA is offering an expanded lineup of NBA All-Star 2018 fan events from Friday, Feb. 16 through Sunday, Feb. 18 in Los Angeles.  For more information on the schedule and ticket availability, visit NBAEvents.com.

The 67^th NBA All-Star Game will be played on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, airing on TNT and ESPN Radio and reaching fans in 215 countries and territories in 50 languages through the league’s international television and digital partners.  In a new format, team rosters were drafted by captains LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors.

NBA All-Star 2018 Media Day Interview Schedule (all times Pacific)

11:00 a.m.                               Doors open

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.          NBA legends

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.          State Farm^® All-Star Saturday Night participants

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.            Team LeBron players and coaches

1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.              Team Stephen players and coaches