Suns owner Mat Ishbia will suit up in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia will participate in the celebrity game that will headline the Friday, Feb. 13, events heading into 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend.

The 5-foot-10 Ishbia played college basketball as a walk-on for the Michigan State Spartans from 1999-2002.

Fellow NBA owner Rick Schnall of the Charlotte Hornets will join Ishbia on the other roster.

Other athletes included in the celebrity game are former NBA point guards Jason Williams and Jeremy Lin, NFL receivers Keenan Allen and Amon-Ra St. Brown, Brazilian soccer legend Cafu and Olympic sprinter Andre De Grasse.

ESPN reporter Shams Charania, comedian and producer Keegan-Michael Key, rapper GloRilla, producer Mustard and reality stars Taylor Frankie-Paul (“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”) and Nicolas Vansteenberghe (“Love Island USA”) are also in the lineups.

The celebrity matchup will tip off at 4 p.m. MST on Feb. 13 and air on ESPN.

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Which other Suns are taking part in 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend?

Devin Booker has been selected as an All-Star reserve for the Sunday round-robin game of three teams, two composed of United States players and one of international products.

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