Nigerian Music Superstars to Headline NBA All Star Game Half Time Show

• Nigerian music stars top headline of the 2023 NBA All-Star game half time show
• Burna Boy, Rema and Tems will be expected to thrill NBA fans in Utah
• The All-Star games will take place in Utah on February 19, 2023

The 2023 NBA All-Star game will have an Afrobeats star-studded half-time show.

Grammy award-winners Burna Boy and Tems alongside Rema will be performing in Utah when the NBA All Stars parade for a game between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference.

The NBA confirmed the trio of Nigerian singers will headline the event on February 19, 2023.

It is the first time an all-African line up will perform at the NBA all-star games, having dominated the music scene with Afrobeats in recent years.

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Burna Boy's ''Last Last'' has been a global hit and played during some NBA games while Tems' record with Future and Drake won a Grammy last week.

Rema collaborated with Selena Gomez to remix his hit record, Calm Down, which has also been a huge success.

The NBA all-star game will see the likes of LeBron James, the all-time leading scorer in the NBA, Kevin Durant, who was recently traded to the Phoenix Suns from Brooklyn Nets and many other stars come up against each other.

The games will be preceded by the 3-point contest, the dunk competition and many other side shows.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Nigeria's Grammy award winning musician, Burna Boy claims his football career was thwarted early because he did not feel important in his team.

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The Afrobeats superstar enjoyed the game while growing up, and mostly featured as a goalkeeper.

However, later in life he decided to pursue his talent in music, which seems to have been the best decision for the singer.

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Nigerian music superstar Burna Boy was given a special welcome in Orlando after appearing at an NBA game between Magic and the Toronto Raptors.

Burna Boy is in the United States for a musical tour when he passed by to watch the highly entertaining encounter at the Amway Center.

The African music icon was presented with an Orlando Magic jersey and had a photo with the official mascot of the franchise.