basketball commentator kenny smith teamed up with empire music group, based in the bay area, to host a star studded event benefiting education reform. now, two chainz and two short are the night's performers. >> and two short will be among bay area icons. >> performing during sunday's game. chris mullin's team on friday also won the rising stars game. his team will advance to sunday's game as well. in san francisco. betty yu, ktvu, fox two news. >> and our coverage of nba all star weekend continues online and on the fox local app. it's a free download for your smart tv and phone. new at 11 oakland police have stepped up enforcement leading up to the nba all star weekend, and their efforts are paying off. police say officers have taken two guns off the streets after arresting two armed robbery suspects and another pair in connection to a homicide last month. police say officers have also made several arrests for prostitution related crimes. alameda police are looking for a man who has not been seen in nearly a week. they say robert morales was last seen on sunday near the south shore

our warriors insider sat down with tnt's kenny smith. steph curry is going to be 37 in march as a guard still moving off the basketball. now he's dealing with bilateral knee tendinitis. he's 36 for crying out loud. he's giving up a lot of shots here. what have you seen from steph this year. and how imperative was it for the warriors to try to get some help for him as a jimmy butler, or whether it was kevin durant or whoever they were trying to trade for? i think there's six ways to control a basketball game. and at 37, steph can do four and dominate the scoring, rebounding, assists. those people we all know. but the pace of the game is another way defensively and leadership. so leadership and pace of the game he can dominate those types of things and still score and assist so he can dominate the game four times for a ways, which still makes him at 37 unguardable and which is amazing. but you know, with the no hand-check rule and all the things, the rules, the way it is, it allows guys who are just if you keep your body in shape, it's not

here's some good perspective from kenny smith of tnt.trol a basketball game. and at 37, steph can do four and dominatehe scoring rebounding, assists. those people we all know. but the pace of the game is another way defensively and leadership. so leadership and pace of the game. he can dominate those type of things and still score and assist. so he can dominate the game four times four ways, which still makes him at 37 unguardable and which is amazing. but you know, with the no hand-check rule and all the things, the rules, the way it is, it allows guys who are just if you keep your body in shape, it's not as physically demanding. and he has done that. pretty interesting there. chatting there. kenny smith with monte poole and bonta hill. our warriors insiders from nbc sports. as we begin the second half of the season, the wriors are the 10th and final playoff seed in the conferenc so theye, dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high f

inside the nba host kenny smith throwing a bash at the exploratorium tonight. hi, betty. >> hi, greg. there is a whirlwind of star studded nba all star weekend parties happening, but this one, kenny smith's party is the talk of the town tonight. this is the black carpet, i should say behind me, where we expect a slew of a-listers to come through tonight, including charles barkley. he just entered a few moments ago. and shaq to my left. that is where a charity poker tournament is happening. all of this is for a good cause if benefits education reform now. and just to my right, that is where the party is just getting underway. it will go for a couple hours tonight. now earlier tonight, the rising stars game at chase center thrilled thousands of fans. [music] the official nba all-star game. dj d-sharp rocked the house at chase center at friday's rising stars game, the annual showcase of the nba's best young talent. >> the energy is amazing. >> it's amazing. >> like you just see everybody and like, see the players, just kind of like walking by. for me, it's a dream

. >> even commentator and former nba star kenny smith offered some coaching. >> visualize before it goes in. then it goes in. >> lillard, one of the best three point shooters in the league, then sank his second basket while jaren struggled. uh- just as the buzzer goes off and the ball leaves jaren his hands are. the ball goes in. even steph curry is in disbelief. >> this is surreal. i can't thank anybody but my dad. >> this college freshman is now $100,000 richer and has responsible plans for his newfound fortune. >> definitely save a lot of it and help my family out a lot. it'll help with pay. college. >> he's good. he don't have to give nothing back to us. we just support him every way we can. >> that is so fantastic. at the last second. >> yeah. >> i mean, i can imagine this makes a lot of sense. jaren told me that his friends, his family, his old coaches all blowing up his phone, just so incredibly excited. >> and larry, you spent the weekend at all of these events. >> i love the shot of him in the box filled with money. like everybody's dream, right? so the hot topic today is all ri

game one is charles barclay's international team against kenny smith's young star against kenny hart

later on tonight, i'll be live from kenny smith's party that's happening at the exploratorium.e'll bring you much more of that later on in the ten. for now, live in san francisco, betty yu, ktvu, fox two news. >> yeah, looking forward to it. should be a great game there as well. thanks, betty. okay, so across the bay in oakland, that celebrity game tonight included some fun moments with actors, musicians and former athletes going toe to toe. and the game. it was close between the two teams, led by bay area legends. i'm talking about jerry rice and barry bonds, but it was barry's team that won out in the end. ktvu sports reporter bailey o'carroll was right there courtside for all the action, and she continues our team coverage. >> the celebrity all-star games can be notorious for not being too competitive. that was not the case, at least in the second half of this game. and on the red carpet earlier in the day, team barry bonds against team jerry rice, both coaches talking smack leading up to this one. but at the end of the day, it was very bonds and his team that emerged victor

we asked kenny smith whether the impending return of jonathan kuminga would help the cause going forward. >> it helps. but again, the best lineup is when draymond green is at the k's on the size 5. so they have a lot of where he plays it. more of a natural position before. i think that they're not, you know, contending with the likes of anthony davis and jokic and all of you know, the bigs in the west. >> so the dubs don't play until friday, although the nba actually returns tomorrow. the lakers play tomorrow night. so good on the worries. they get a couple extra days which is left give some chance that they got some will be sold they'll take. all right. thanks. got god. let's talk weather as we get a live look at coit tower in the city. and lawrence is here to fill us talk a couple raindrops around the bay area tonight. but maybe some temperatures running up in the 70's in the coming days in a real taste of spring possibly headed our way. >> out there tonight, though, it is some wintry weather coming in our direction, although not a large storm, just a weak system sliding on through sca

speaking of the all-star break, though, scheck, kenny smith and charles barkley all drafted their teams for this year's nba all-star game. now, shea drafted lebron james with the first overall pick with kenny grabbing anthony. it was off the board second and took taking the coli o kit at 3rd down. steph curry was 6 0nd peak with all 3 curry, lebron and their all-star teammate. kevin durant voting is all-star starters. this year. now the new format for the all-star game consists of 3 teams of 8 in addition to the rising stars team that will make it a 14 tournament. now, the 2 semifinal winners of the first 2 matchups. play for the all-star final tipping off at 07:00pm on sunday at chase. and today, the giants they signed lou trivino to a minor league contract. in addition to an invitation to spring training. now trivino is actually coming off with tommy john surgery back in 2023. he also had a shoulder injury back in september. now, trevino was drafted in the 11th round to the oakland a's that was back in 2013 pitching career where he had a high in 74 innings with the a's in his first se

. >> some of the broadcast royalty is already here, including tnt star analyst kenny smith. of the coaches for sunday's game who told us how he selected his all-star squad. >> by self charles and shot all pick the team. i picked young guys. oh, yeah, yeah. because i just feel that i've watched over the years. you know, this is lebron james. 21st going to be excited about being all the time? i feel the young guys are going to be more excited. they're going to play hard and other part right away because then they get to play twice and possibly winning mvp. >> and it's not just about basketball this weekend, there will be a celebrity infusion on the pickleball court as well, including terrell owens who well not only be playing for charity. he'll be playing for pride after being called out by a certain actor slash comedian. >> a lot celebrities that are there. i'm the one that brings they're i want look at. >> why have why i have a big target on don't know guess is to insist that i mean, when i play football, i guess i have a target on my back as well. not only football you with

certainly bringing out all the stars, including sports commentator and former basketball player kenny smithon for a sports reporter, aaron wilson sat down with that. let's take a listen. people of san francisco, i think really love you for reasons that don't have to be explained. we will explain in just a second. what obviously because it's a good thing. they want to take a listen to something first because >> this is an example of you defending the bay area. okay. >> coming years of greats and one, 24 7, 9 were 7 purple level. just give the ball open dart team out door. i'm not going to that rat infested plays out center goal is just look at iowa whilst turner another 3 that a big tyrese, haliburton 100 one 11 to 100, indiana with 9 year-old make more nights after here. 9 go just. >> now this is my question to you. can have to watch? all right. i went in after say that when it on toss out there because of this idea and that's what i want to know. how do we get here now? we are in all-star week of 2025. we went over charles barkley. you first of all, don't try to win over let's talk but the

ernie johnson, charles barkley, shaq, kenny smith, the whole gang hosting their nba coverage from right here in the bay area. and chance the rapper is performing tonight. yep. people already fired up to go inside pier 48. it is dry in there. chance the rapper among the many headliners coming in for concerts tonight, friday, saturday and sunday, and the transamerica pyramid will feature a light display in celebration of the all star festivities. the city will be literally lit, literally, figuratively and figuratively will be lit. san francisco mayor daniel lurie joining the warriors this morning to help tip off some of the festivities. they mark the opening of the all star alley. this is on powell street in union square. the area has been transformed to celebrate the big game. there will be pop up stores and other fun activities leading into union square. now the warriors are expecting 150,000 people to participate in all the nba events, and then the chinese new year parade attracts more than 100,000 visitors as well. and that means traffic will be an issue. we feel that we have enough o

it's being hosted by kenny smith. smith is a former player and currently a television commentator. also there, charles barkley, who was repeatedly bashed san francisco and even threatened not to come. he had a little different tone tonight, he says. he has been in touch with mayor daniel lurie. >> i really want to thank the mayor. that was really kind of him, and i'm going to spend some time with him because i want to do something to help, you know, san francisco has been great to the nba, and i want to do something to help. so but i do. i really want to thank the mayor for reaching out to me. and we're going to do something. >> kinder, gentler barkley. he says. so far, he has had a good time exploring the city on his own, and the games got going. today as we build toward the main event, which will be on sunday. >> that's right. there was the celebrity game, which was over in oakland and over at chase center. it was time for the nba's youngest players to shine. the rising stars took the court. >> sports director larry beil was there. the warriors were actually pretty well represent

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kenny smith in a house talking about the wacky new format for this year's game.efore we hit the all-star break, let's button up the 1st half of the season. one final game for the road. weary warriors. they're 3rd in 4 days. >> spoiler alert, fatigue. it said in a little bit golden state at houston. final game. >> before the all-star break, 1st quarter, turning defense into offense. moses moody, the block buddy hield are on the floor late dubs up by 3 and more of same brandin podziemski the swipe the swagger. he had 18 points. 4 steals warriors by 9 after one 2nd quarter. how about the four-point play from curry? 14 point lead at the 3rd quarter we go inside out jimmy butler first triple as a warri

and at the 2 time nba champion kenny smith was also a member of inside the nba studio show is hosting his annual charity event. it's a poker night. it's intended to raise money for education reform. and this week he stopped by kron 4 to explain why this party is the talk of all-star weekend. >> you're invited. you know, who's invite only inviting you right now. i celebrate will have all to make his players from the rookies in the years to legends. the ndp's there tonight. i mean, tomorrow night friday. so excited about it. >> and like i said, it's a great partnership with our education reform. now that all of the great partners that came aboard education for mountain, the ferries that are associated with also buying high as it is youth based. but to make sure that, know, regardless of the area code, you have the same education. and so this just, you know, tech is education. it's a knowledge of, you know, we obviously we use sports to bring people that's a magnet. but then at the end of the day, you know, education last forever. and i don't play anymore. so the need to go back hurts th

they were drafted onto three different teams drafted by shaq, kenny smith and charles barkley. they're going to be competing against each other. and the winner from the rising stars game on friday. now lebron was on shaq's og. so they're going to be a little shorthanded now without him. but they still do have the likes of steph curry and damian lillard. and i caught up with them earlier this week. and i asked them is this new mini tournament going to bring a new competitive spirit to the all star game? >> can't be afraid to try something new. we knew the game was a little stale for a couple of years and you know, a new format or hopefully kind of shocked the system a little bit. i think the smaller condensed games can keep the competition high. i think the newness of it could bring some excitement, but i would say i'm much more a fan of like the traditional east versus west. i think it'll work. um, i hope it'll work. >> and we will wait and see. there's going to be no time on the clock. they're going to play to that target score of 40. so you are going to get a game winning sho

and you have charles barkley's team playing kenny smith. they're going to those two games are going to happen. and the winners are going to play each other for the championship. and no time in these games. they're playing to a target score of 40. so it should make for some exciting endings to each of those matchups. now, the team that got into the all star game by winning the rising star competition last night was stefan cassel's team, and cassel had himself a great game. he was the rising stars mvp, and he's having himself quite the busy weekend because he was in the rising stars friday. he's going to be in the dunk contest here tonight. and then he's also going to now get to compete in the all star game sunday. you know those rookies and sophomores on his team are going to be going all out to try to win that game. now as for tonight's competition we could see some history. matt mcclellan trying to be the first ever dunker to win three straight dunk competitions and then damian lillard. he's also trying to go for the three peat and the thr

the nba all-star game in san francisco this weekend has a new format four teams, led by shaq, kenny smith, charles barkley and candace parker playing in the tournament r&d. schultz caught up with some of the team gems. >> why is. >> your team going. >> to win on sunday? >> well, we got. probably got the two best players in the world. well giannis got hurt. we got joker. uh shea gilchrist is the mvp right now. so i want i know one thing about basketball. it's probably best to have the best players. i picked my team because. >> in 3 or 4 years. >> a lot of those names won't be here anymore. they're going to be doing what we're. >> doing. >> talking about the game and talking about what they used to do. so, you know, it's going to be a sad moment in time, even though we have a lot of great young superstars that could continue to carry the mantle. >> you can catch all the all star action this weekend on our sister channel tnt, beginning with the rising stars tonight at nine eastern. jim, did you see how big shaq was compared to andy? you know andy does crossfit. >> so yeah yeah i mean well it

nonetheless, though, we start off with the first matchup between kenny smith's young stars and charless. the global stars, they were up by one early on. tyler herro here misses the three. darius garland would come up with the rebound. throw an alley oop to santa clara university alum jalen williams who comes down with the monster slam. they're the global stars up seven. game point on the line. sga drives to the paint for the two handed slam. he 12 d chuks global stars advanced to the final round, winning this 141 to 32. and game two. steph curry takes the floor in front of his home crowd. hometown crowd to lead. shaq's og's against trace jackson davis in the rising stars. og's were up by two. curry steps back, hits this deep three over his own teammate, trace jackson davis. the og's were up five. then it was the game point. kevin durant would dish knock down the game r from the long distance shot. loving it there. the og's win this 142 to 35 and they advance to the finals. >> live from the. >> and nikola jokic and the global stars take on curry and the ogs in the final in front in that

. >> tonight, as part of the nba all-star festivities happening around the bay, kenny smith, a two-timempion hosts his annual charity event. it's a poker night intended to raise money for education reform. he stopped by kron 4 explain why this party is the talk of all-star weekend. also, you're invited. >> you know who's invite only inviting you right now. i celebrate will have all of may visit tastemakers and players from the rookies in the years to legends. the ndp's there tonight. i mean, tomorrow night friday. so i'm excited about it. >> and like i said, it's a great partnership with our education reform. now that all of the great partners that came aboard education for mountain, the ferries that are associated with also buying high is youth based. but it's to make sure know, regardless of your area code, you have the same education. and so this just, you know, tech education. it's a knowledge of, you know, we obviously we use sports to bring people that's a magnet. but then at the end of the day, you know, education last forever, like i don't play more. so the need to go back hurts

the night started with charles barkley's global stars taking down kenny smith's youngsters 41 to 32,eous-alexande r leading the way with 12 points. and during the intermission, mr. beast came out and he offered this kid $100,000 if he can make one deep three before damian lillard made three of them. wasn't looking good after dame made two, but then the kid banked it in shaq and all the mascots ran to him to celebrate. certainly was a fun moment. and then it was time for shaq's og squad to take on the rising stars winners from friday. now, lebron sitting out with an injured ankle. his first all-star game he's missed in 20 years. and the rising stars battle made it close. but in the end it was dame time as lillard made the game winning three. so it was shaq's og's taking on chuck's global stars in the finals. and this one was a rout. jayson tatum poured in 15 for shaq's squad steph curry. he scored 20 across both games, and he was named the all star mvp as shaq's og's were victorious. >> this is a celebration. >> of a. >> lot of great things happening in basketball. >> to be playing. >

tonight as part of the nba all-star festivities that are happening around the bay kenny smith, who is a two-time nba champion and a member of the inside the nba show is now hosting his annual charity event that a poker night it's intended to raise money for education reform and before he stopped by kron 4 to explain why this party was the talk of the town. you're invited. >> you know who's invite only inviting you right now. i celebrate will have all of mavis and tastemakers and players from the rookies the years to legends. the ndp's there tonight. >> i mean, tomorrow night friday. so excited about it. and like i said, it's a great partnership with our education reform. now that all of the great partners that came aboard education for mountain, the ferries that are associated with also buying high is youth based. but it's to make sure know, regardless of the area code, you have the same education. and so this just, you tech education. it's a knowledge of, you know, we obviously we use sports to bring people that's a magnet. but then at the end of the day, you know, education last for

kenny smith hosted a party last night at the exploratorium. smith is a former player and current television commentator. also there, charles barkley, who has repeatedly bashed san francisco and even threatened not to come. but he had a different tone when our crew caught up with him last night. he says he has been in touch with mayor daniel lurie. >> i really want to thank the mayor. that was really kind of him, and i'm going to spend some time with him because i want to do something to help, you know, san francisco has been great to the nba uh. and i want to do something to help. so but i do. i really want to thank the mayor for reaching out to me. and we're going to do something. >> barkley says so far, he has had a good time exploring the city on his own. well, basketball fans are taking over moscone center for the nba crossover. it allows fans ol ages to shoot hoops, dribble and even dunk like their favorite players. plenty of the courts offer unique quirks like robotic baskets or even led walls you see here. we caught up with a couple of

kenny smith hosted a party last night at the exploratorium. smith is a former player and current television commentator. also there, charles barkley, who has repeatedly bashed san francisco and even threatened not to come. he had a little different tone when our crew caught up with him last night. he says he has been in touch with mayor daniel lurie. >> i really want to thank the mayor. that was really kind of him, and i'm a spend some time with him because i want to do something to help, you know, san francisco has been great to the nba, and i want to do something to help. so but i do. i really want to thank the mayor for reaching out to me. and we're going to do something. >> headline rolling loud. >> barkley says so far, he's had a good time exploring the city on his own. well, basketball fans are taking over moscone center for the nba crossover. it allows fans of all ages to shoot h, dribble and even dunk like their favorite players. plenty of the courts offer unique quirks like robotic baskets or led walls you see here. we caught up with

four teams led by shaq, kenny smith, charles barkley, candace parker playing in a tournament.schultz caught up with some of the team gems. listen. >> why is your team going to win. >> on sunday? >> well, we got. probably got the two best players in the world. well giannis got hurt. we got joker. uh gilchrist is the mvp right now. so i want i know one thing about basketball. it's probably best to have the best players. i picked my team because in 3 or 4 years a lot of those names won't be here anymore. they're going to be doing what we're doing, talking about the game and talking about what they used to do. so, you know, it's going to be a sad moment in time, even though we have a lot of great young superstars that could continue to carry the mantle. >> you see shaq rocking that hat. pamela, our partners at tnt sports, they've been rocking it in san francisco. and they've also been showing love to some of the firefighters who have been tackling the devastating fires in los angeles. a sweet moment turned to a fun one. one of the firefighters, lieutenant mariano elias, has some m

kenny smith hosted a party last night at the exploratorium. smith is a former player and current television commentator. also there, charles barkley, who has repeatedly bashed san francisco and even threatened not to come. but he had a little different tone when our crew caught up with him last night. he says he has been in touch with mayor daniel lurie. >> i really want to thank the mayor. that was really kind of him, and i'm going to spend some time with him because i want to do something to help, you know, san francisco's been great to the nba uh- and i want to do something to help. so but i do i really want to thank the mayor for reaching out to me. and we're going to do something. >> headline rolling loud. >> barkley says so far, he has had a good time exploring the city on his own. well, basketball fans are taking over moscone center for the nba crossover. it allows fans of all ages to shoot hoops, dribble and even dunk like their favorite players. plenty of the courts offer unique quirks like robotic baskets or led walls, as you see the

you know, they drafted the all stars under three different teams and it was shaquille o'neal, kenny smithnd charles barkley that did all the drafting. and then the team that won the rising stars game, their mini tournament on friday. they're also going to get to be in this tournament here tonight. it should hopefully help bring some competitive spirit back to the game. now the game. they don't have any time. there's no clock going. each game is a target. score of 40 is what you're going for. so you're going to get a game winning shot in each one of these games, which should be quite exciting. now steph curry damian lillard they are both on shaq's og's team. and i got the chance to speak with both of them leading up to the game. and i asked him do they think it's going to bring a lot of competitiveness back to the all star game, with it being a tournament? >> can't be afraid to. >> try something new. we knew the game was a little stale for a couple of years and, you know, a new format or hopefully it kind of shocked the system a little bit. i think the smaller condensed games can keep the

the all stars were drafted on to three different teams by shaq, kenny smith and charles barkley, and then a fourth team that won the rising stars last night is going to compete in a mini tournament on sunday. so again, hopefully we get a little more competitiveness in that little mini tournament that we're going to have. but this is the 11th all star selection for steph curry this year, so he is basically the unofficial host of all star weekend. and you know yesterday he had a court dedication uh in oakland. it's the 20th court that his curry brand has refurbished. and that was actually at the high school where bill russell went to high school. and they named the court after him, which was pretty cool. but i got the chance to catch up with steph at the high school. and i asked him, just how is it having the all star game here in the bay area for the first time since the year 2000? >> i'm super excited. >> it's kind. >> of. >> weird though, because usually. >> when you. >> finish the last game before the break, you're on a plane somewhere to a different city and you know it's a busy w

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perhaps the most appreciative host was kenny smith.y told the firefighters, you guys are underpaid. >> and he's trying. >> he put their lives on the line for us and our homes. >> well, some oakland fire stations that were closed may be reopened and others may be saved from being closed. ktvu is andre senior is in the studio now to tell us about it. andre. >> well, dave, this plan involves millions of dollars and requires a resolution, but it could be the difference in the closures of four additional fire stations on top of the two that have already closed. council member janani ramachandran says she wants to divert $8 million. she said that they have gone over the budget and spending, and tried to find every last penny possible that could go towards reopening fire stations. >> we cannot risk having any resources missing that would prevent us from protecting our communities in the face of wildfires. >> now, the money would include $2.6 million from an uptick in sales and revenue from the joint powers authority, which manages the oakland

all the stars are coming out, including nba legend and analysts, kenny, the jet smith. >> he was hereleaving and kron four's sports reporter aaron wilson had a chance to sit down with him and he tells us why we shouldn't take charles barkley's. recent comments about san francisco 2 seriously. >> people of san francisco, i think really love you for reasons that don't have to be explained. we will explain in just a second. what is obviously because it's a good thing. i want to take a listen something first because this is an example of you defending the bay area. okay. >> coming here is that a breaks and won. 24 7, 9, were 7 purple bubbles. there only is little older team out door. i'm not going to that rat infested plays out of selma goal is just look at a high myles turner. another 3 benefit small. tyrese. haliburton 100 11 to 100, indiana with 5 year-old son. make more nights want do here. 9 go just. >> now this is my question to you. can't was. all right. i went in after say that it on toss out there because of this idea and that's what i want to know. how do we get here now? we are

smith, j. stalin, kenny tweed, and forex. gentlemen, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you.ery good work that you guys are doing here. so let's talk. let's start with you. here you are, the co-founder of the black film collective. and you also directed see it through the documentary. tell us first about the black film collective and what that all entails. >> yes. so black film connect is an bay area organization founded in 2020 during covid. the purpose of the org was to connect businesses, community, and etc. to the best filmmakers in the bay, and particularly inclusively. and as far as that organization, we have done a ton of community programing in oakland, san francisco, and yeah, we're happy to do this event, all-star movie night. >> yes, this is fantastic. all star movie night. tell us a little bit about the film that you directed called see it through. >> yes. so see it through is about a artist dear to my heart from a very young age, the jacka. he passed away or was murdered february 2nd, 2015. it's been a hard loss for this community to deal with for the last ten ye