Team Vince won the 2026 NBA Rising Stars championship on Friday night with Washington Wizards guard Kyshawn George contributing in both contests. In the semifinals, Team Vince played Team T-Mac which also featured Wizards guard Bub Carrington and forward Tre Johnson.

The 2026 Castrol Rising Stars mini-tournament takes place on Friday, Feb. 13, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. as part of NBA All-Star weekend.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — As Donovan Clingan finished his first foray into NBA All-Star Weekend, he planned to take a couple days of R&R to decompress from a rugged 56-game Portland Trail Blazers schedule and refuel for the stretch run.

The NBA All-Star Game has faced intense criticism recently over a lack of competitive effort. The NBA Rising Stars provided a model for improvement.

NBA expert Larry Hartstein has locked in his picks for the NBA Slam Dunk contest 2026 as part of All-Star Saturday in Los Angeles