NBA Celebrity All-Star Game 2018: Participants, Live Stream and Score Prediction

The 2018 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game keeps adding reinforcements ahead of the game's tipoff on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. 

As the first event of All-Star weekend, it only makes sense those running the show continue to up the stakes by bringing on more talent from the world of Hollywood and pop culture. 

A former NBA Celebrity All-Star Game MVP by the name of Justin Bieber will join the fray for Team Lakers, while Quavo from Migos is a late addition who will suit up for Team Clippers, according to James H. Williams of the Orange County Register.

With a refreshing team classification in hand as Los Angeles hosts the show, onlookers can expect a high-scoring affair to set the tone for the weekend. 

2018 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game

When: Friday at 7 p.m. ET 

Where: Staples Center

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Team Lakers

• Caleb McLaughlin, Stranger Things actor
• Jerry Ferrara, Entourage actor
• Rachel DeMita, NBA2KTV host
• Nick Cannon, actor/rapper/comedian
• Drew Scott, Property Brothers co-host
• Kris Wu, actor/singer
• Sterling Brim, Ridiculousness co-host
• Terence Crawford, pro boxer
• Tracy McGrady, Naismith Hall of Famer
• Nate Robinson, 11-year NBA veteran
• Candace Parker, two-time WNBA MVP and 2016 WNBA champion
• Marc Lasry, Bucks co-owner
• Justin Bieber, singer

Team Clippers

• Miles Brown, Black-ish actor
• Brandon Armstrong, social media star
• Dascha Polanco, Orange Is the New Black actress
• Anthony Anderson, Black-ish actor
• Andre De Grasse, Olympic sprinter
• Jamie Foxx, actor/singer/comedian
• Bubba Watson, pro golfer/two-time Masters champion
• Common, actor/rapper
• Paul Pierce, 10-time NBA All-Star and 2008 NBA champion
• Jason Williams, 12-year NBA veteran and 2006 NBA champion
• Stefanie Dolson, two-time WNBA All-Star and two-time NCAA champion
• Win Butler, Arcade Fire lead singer
• Quavo, rapper

For those familiar with the celebrity proceedings over the years, the addition of Bieber is a big deal. 

Back in 2011, he didn't have any problems reeling in some individual hardware: 

Bieber adds to an already strong Team Lakers squad featuring heavyweight names such as Nick Cannon and Caleb McLaughlin from Stranger Things. NBA great Tracy McGrady will pitch in by helping out head coach Rachel Nichols. 

Quavo also joins a stacked-looking roster. Team Clippers not only has Jamie Foxx but also a pair of former MVP winners of their own thanks to NBA impersonator Brandon Armstrong and Win Butler of Arcade Fire. Like the opposition, NBA great Paul Pierce will help out head coach Katie Nolan. 

This game might come down strictly to long-range shooting, though. We know it's going to be a high-scoring affair either way, but the implementation of the four-point line in the second half changes things in a big way. 

That line is called "The Ridge" thanks to game sponsor Ruffles and its second-half appearance is dubbed the "4-for-4 Challenge," which will see money donated to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund for conversions from four-point range. 

On paper, it's hard to ignore the sheer talent of Team Clippers when it comes to prediction time. 

The team not only has Pierce in an assistant role, it has last year's MVP in Armstrong, who posted 16 points and 15 rebounds in a win. It also has Butler, who has a double-double at this event in consecutive years, including 22 points and 11 rebounds a year ago. 

While Bieber has shown off some flashy range in the past, Team Clippers has a pair of guys who can carry games on their own. They'll both chip in over the course of this one, pulling away once the innovative four-point line makes an appearance. 

Prediction: Team Clippers 89, Team Lakers 80 

All stats and info via ESPN.com unless otherwise specified.