The 2021 NBA All-Star Game live stream is on and it features the best of the league going head-to-head for bragging rights and the delight of their fans. LeBron James and Kevin Durant will captain the All-Star teams for this NBA Live Stream.

After a change of location, player pushback and COVID protocols were discussed, the NBA will host its 70th All-Star Game on Sunday night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. On Wednesday night, the league held its All-Star Draft, with four-time captain James and first-time captain Durant selected among the All-Stars voted on by fans, coaches, fellow players, and media members.

Team James included starters James (LAL), Giannis Antetokumpo (MIL), Steph Curry (GS), Luka Doncic (DAL), and Nikola Jokic (DEN), along with Damian Lillard (POR), Ben Simmons (PHI), Chris Paul (PHX), Jaylen Brown (BOS), Paul George (LAC), Domantas Sabonis (IND) and Rudy Gobert (UTA) in reserve. LeBron James has captained the team for the past four consecutive years and is a perfect 4-0.

Kyrie Irving (BRK), Joel Embiid (PHI), Kawhi Leonard (LAC), Bradley Beal (WAS), and Jayson Tatum (BOS) will start for Team Durant, with James Harden (BRK), Devin Booker (PHX) (ORL), Zion Williamson (NO), Zach LaVine (CHI), Julius Randle (NYK), Nikola Boucevic (ORL), and Donovan Mitchell (UTA) will start on the bench. Durant has been sidelined since February 13 with a hamstring injury.

All-Star Night has some new twists this year: due to COVID, the NBA is cramming "All-Star Weekend" into one night. The Skills Challenge and Three-Point Contest will still take place on Sunday night at 6:30 PM ET on TNT, and the Dunk Contest will take place at halftime of the All-Star Game.

There will be no Rising Stars game this year.

If you have to leave your "bubble" or suffer the dreaded local blackout and cannot watch the NBA All-Star Game live stream on TV or online, you are not out of luck. With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can pretend you are surfing the web from your hometown (or anywhere else not hit by a power outage) and access the same streaming services you have already paid for.

Not sure which VPN is right for you? We tested a variety of services and chose ExpressVPN as the best VPN overall. They offer great speed and excellent customer service. However, there are other VPN options out there. Here are our top picks.

In the US, the 2021 NBA All-Star Game will be broadcast on TNT and tip off at 8:00 PM EST.

You can get this game on Sling TV if you haven't already cut the cord and have a cable package (we love FuboTV for many sports, but it doesn't have TNT). ESPN and TNT are both $30 included in the Sling Orange package.

Both are two of our picks for our best streaming services list, but Sling doesn't have ABC (although you can get it with one of the best TV antennas).

Basketball fans in the UK will have to stay up very late to catch a live stream of the NBA All-Star Game. The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports, and those who don't have Sky Sports can watch it on Now TV starting at £9.99.

Canadian hoops fans can watch the 2021 NBA All-Star Game on SportsNet. The game will be broadcast on SportsNet and SN1. Due to contractual obligations, the All-Star Game will not be broadcast on NBA League Pass.