2025 All-Star

MVP Rome Flynn scores 22 points to lead Team Bonds to victory over Team Rice as celebrities from entertainment and sports compete.

Updated on February 15, 2025 8:28 AM

Emmy-winning actor Rome Flynn's 22 points lead Team Bonds past Team Rice in the 2025 Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

Winner: Team Bonds
Final Score: Team Bonds 66, Team Rice 55
MVP: Actor Rome Flynn, Team Bonds

OAKLAND — For the first time since the Toronto Raptors celebrated a championship in the summer of 2019, an NBA event took place in the former Oracle Arena.

The Ruffles All-Star Celebrity Game was held there Friday as the NBA shared the basketball wealth with Oakland at All-Star Weekend. The teams were coached by a pair of Bay Area legends and all-time greats in their sports — Jerry Rice and Barry Bonds.

Advantage to the Giants slugger: Team Bonds took the victory, 66-55, pulling away in the second half after a defensive struggle.

The MVP was awarded to Rome Flynn, the Emmy-winning actor (“The Bold And The Beautiful”, “How To Get Away With Murder”) and also a bit of a ringer — he has trained with Olin Simplis, who worked with Kevin Durant and Breanna Stewart.

Flynn showed impressive basketball moves, a solid dribble game and a jumper, making one shot from 35 feet near the top of the key.

The highlight for Team Rice was Shelby McEwen, a silver medalist in the high jump for Team USA at the 2024 Olympics. He had a pair of dunks, one of them a wind-up that could’ve ranked in Saturday’s dunk contest.

–Shaun Powell

ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth reprised her role as host for the broadcast, including for the M.V.P. trophy presentation. Hubbarth also conducted special interviews with players, coaches, celebrities and other event attendees. Mark Jones provided play-by-play commentary for the game, joined by analysts Richard Jefferson and Stephanie White.

Player rosters for the 2025 Ruffles® NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will include: acclaimed comedian and creator Druski, two-time GRAMMY®-nominated multi-platinum artist Noah Kahan, six-time GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Shaboozey, Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens,  top basketball skills trainer Chris Brickley, Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Masai Russell, Olympic Track and Field silver medalist Shelby McEwen, four-time GRAMMY-nominated artist and country music trailblazer Mickey Guyton, Emmy-winning actor Rome Flynn, NBA Champion with the Golden State Warriors Matt Barnes, star of Marvel Studios’ “Captain America: New World Order” Danny Ramirez, WWE Superstar Bayley, star of the drama series “9-1-1” Oliver Stark, star of Paramount+’s “Halo” Pablo Schreiber, Indian singer, rapper and songwriter AP Dhillon and two-time GRAMMY-nominated musician Tucker Halpern of SOFI TUKKER.

Popular streamer Kai Cenat, Chinese actor and singer Dylan Wang, former NBA player and entrepreneur Baron Davis and singer-songwriter Walker Hayes will return for their second Celebrity Game. Each team will also feature a WNBA star, with two-time Atlanta Dream All-Star Allisha Gray and WNBA Champion and Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton on opposing rosters.

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— NBA (@NBA) February 4, 2025

Multiplatinum recording artist 2 Chainz, Hall of Fame wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion Jerry Rice, San Francisco Giants legend and MLB All-Time Home Run King Barry Bonds and influencer Khaby Lame will serve as coaches.

This year’s festivities will feature the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Green Carpet Presented By Wingstopahead of the game, with coverage on NBA and ESPN social media platforms. Additionally, the game will see the return of fan favorites Ruffles® 4-Point Ridgeline and Ruffles® Crunch Time.