Nike 3 on 3 Tournament 2015: Dates, Rules and Celebrity All-Star Game Rosters

Nike Basketball is set to host its seventh annual three-on-three basketball tournament at L.A. LIVE this weekend. The event's official site notes the showcase brings nearly 30,000 people to downtown Los Angeles between players and spectators.

An All-Star Celebrity Game will kick off this year's festivities on Friday night. Team ESPNLA, which features several radio hosts, writers and television personalities, will take on Team Hollywood to benefit the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund at The V Foundation.

Let's check out all of the key information for the three-day extravaganza. It's followed by a look at the rosters for the celebrity game and a weekend preview.

Event Details

Where: L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles

When: Friday, Aug. 7 — Sunday, Aug. 9

Schedule: Event Listing

Rules: Tournament Regulations

Rosters for All-Star Celebrity Game

Count	Team ESPNLA	Team Hollywood
1	Steve Mason	Josh Duhamel
2	Marcellus Wiley	Jerry Ferrara
3	Ben Lyons	Clark Gregg
4	Mike Trudell	"The Fat Jewish"
5	Travis Rodgers	Michael Rosenbaum
6	Dr. Klapper	Andrew Bachelor
7	Brian Kamenetzky	Breckin Meyer
8	Andy Kamenetzky	Corey Maggette
9	Jeff Katz	Shane Mosley
10	Dave McMenamin	Reid Scott
11	Ryan Hollins
12	Ramona Shelburne
13	Michelle Beadle

Preview

The event kicks off with the celebrity game Friday night at 7 p.m. PT. Each side features one ringer, Ryan Hollins for ESPNLA and Corey Maggette for Hollywood, but otherwise the rosters are populated by amateur ballers.

While everybody will have their own favorite, look out for Jerry Ferrara. He's spent plenty of time with athletes, including LeBron James, on the Entourage set. Maybe some of their athletic prowess rubbed off on him. ESPN Los Angeles provided his player profile:

The real action kicks off Saturday morning at 8 a.m. PT as the three-on-three tournaments get underway. As with most similar events, there's controlled chaos once play starts with players in constant motion going from game to game. That's especially true in one with as many teams as L.A.

Dunking also takes center stage on Day 2. There are two separate competitions, one for amateurs before the top dunkers show off their skills at 2 p.m. PT. It wouldn't be a surprise if they are able to outshine some of the recent NBA Slam Dunk Contests, which have lost a lot of luster.

Play in the three-on-three tournaments resumes at 8 a.m. PT on Sunday morning. It leads up to the championship games during the afternoon. Although plenty of champions will be crowned, the big three are Men's Elite, Men's Elite Under Six Feet and Women's Elite.

The other Day 3 events include a three-point shooting contest and a skills competition. So it's basically like the NBA's All-Star Weekend, but for the weekend warriors rather than the world's top basketball players.

All told, the event has steadily grown over the past seven years, and that trend should continue as it gains more nationwide attention. Along with taking place in L.A., the extra activities that go along with the games make it a special stop for competitive three-on-three players.

The celebrity game will probably generate most of the attention, but the tournament finals will feature a higher level of play Sunday.