Let's give Adam Silver and the NBA this much credit: They're trying, at least, to try and salvage the NBA All-Star Game. This isn't an easy task. The All-Star Game and its constellation of events haven't been a consistently culturally relevant or successful sporting event for a long time.

There are three nights of on-court events, highlighted by the Rising Stars competition for first- and second-year players on Friday, the dunk and 3-point contest on Saturday and the All-Star Game on Sunday, which has a new format this year.

The NBA All-Star Game and all the attendant weekend festivities come to San Francisco this year with the Golden State Warriors hosting the contest on their home court at Chase Center.

Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht helped his Rising Stars team do well on Friday with some highlight plays on both ends of the floor.

The NBA All-Star Weekend festivities are getting underway on Friday night with the Celebrity game and the Rising Stars Game as the game’s biggest figures get together in San Francisco for the midseason hiatus.