Five NBA players with ties to Africa are in the lead to feature at the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles from February 13-16, 2026.
In the West, San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama (France; ties to DR Congo) ranks fifth behind Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Steph Curry, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo (ties to Nigeria) remain the leaders in their conferences in the second fan returns in NBA All-Star Voting 2026.
In the East, led by Antetokounmpo, Cameroon’s Pascal Siakam, who won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP comes in at No. 10; O.G Anunoby (ties to Nigeria) with the New York Knicks at No. 13, and 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid from Cameroon at No. 17.
NBA All-Star voting concludes on Thursday, 15 January 2026, at 06:59 a.m. CAT, and starters will be announced on Monday, January 19.
Under a new NBA All-Star Game format, two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players (the World team) will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games.
The NBA All-Star Game will take place on Monday, 16 February at Intuit Dome, home of the LA Clippers.
