‘Let everybody see this’: Oakland puts on a show for NBA Celebrity All-Star Game as Barry Bonds tops Jerry Rice
OAKLAND — Is the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game a real basketball game?Yes and no. The two teams play basketball, but the competition waxes and wanes. What it is, more than anything, is a celebration of the game’s ability to bring fans together from all walks of life.It was with that backdrop that teams coached by Barry Bonds and Jerry Rice competed against each other at Oakland Arena on Friday night, marking the highest-profile basketball event held in the storied basketball cathedral since the 2019 NBA Finals.Bonds and Rice had a brief faceoff before the game, with Rice asking Bonds, “How many rings you got?”
