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NEW YORK -- Kevin Hart will once again provide the hoops and the laughs in this year's Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday night.

Hart, who will be making his fourth All-Star Celebrity Game appearance, will lead a group of 18 celebrities which included former NBA stars and current WNBA players according to the official release by the NBA.

Aside from the three-time MVP, the roster includes actors Ansel Elgort, Anthony Anderson, Common, Mo'ne Davis, Win Butler, Abhishek Bachchan, Michael Rapaport, and Chadwick Boseman. TV hosts Nick Cannon and Kirsten Ledlow also comprises the list of the players.

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Former NBA superstars Allan Houston and Chris Mullins will also participate in the match. Joining them are current WNBA stars Shoni Schimmel, Skylar Diggins, and Tina Charles. U.S. Paralympics athlete Blake Leeper completes the list of athletes who will play in the celebrity game.

Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera completes the list of the celebrities in the event.

New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony and director and devout Knicks fan Spike Lee will take charge of coaching the East and the West teams.

Former Baylor University star Isaiah Austin, whose NBA dream came to a screeching halt after being diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome, will take part in the said event as an assistant coach. Austin, now an ambassador for NBA Cares, will be joined in the coaching staff by radio hosts Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg.

Canadian reggae band Magic! will perform at halftime even as singer-actress Keke Palmer will sing the national anthem before the game.

The Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will take place at the Madison Square Garden, the first time the said showdown will take place at an NBA arena.

ESPN will broadcast the game on television at 7 p.m ET. The game can also be seen online through live streaming at WatchESPN.com.

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