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A bevy of NBA All-Stars indicated they’d be up for some one-on-one competition during NBA All-Star Weekend.
Front Office Sports reported earlier this week that there was chatter around the All-Star Game in the Bay Area this past weekend that the NBA was discussing the parameters of a one-on-one event with a $1 million prize. This news came after Unrivaled co-founder Napheesa Collier took home a $200,000 bounty for winning a one-on-one tournament staged by the upstart women’s hoops league.
Longtime NBA media personality Rachel Nichols polled several All-Stars over the weekend, and they responded affirmatively with interest in the new event.
Asked if he’d put himself on the line for a one-on-one tournament, Anthony Edwards channeled Stone Cold Steve Austin and gave Nichols a “Hell yeah.”
Kyrie Irving was also intrigued. “I’m open to it,” he said. “When there’s smoke, there’s fire—and I’m that fire in one-on-one.”
“It would be fire,” James Harden said.
“Hell Yeah” – Anthony Edwards.
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) February 17, 2025
On Open Run, I asked a bunch of NBA All Stars what they thought of doing a 1-on-1 tourney at next year’s event – and a LOT of them said they’re in. Let’s go… pic.twitter.com/k5ppQCCRyp
Giannis Antetokounmpo gave a lengthy answer to Nichols about the idea during his pregame press conference on Sunday.
“Yeah for sure,” Antetokounmpo said. “If I had the chance to play one-on-one with anybody, I’d love to do it. Anything that can make the weekend more exciting, more fun, for the viewers and for the fans and for the players, I would love to participate.”
Next year’s NBA All-Star Game is in Los Angeles and will air on NBC.
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