Nick Kyrgios headlines Starlight Celebrity Game

Tennis star and Kings and hoops tragic Nick Kyrgios will headline a star-studded line-up taking part in the Starlight Celebrity game at Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday, April 24. 

YOU CAN PURCHASE A TICKET TO SUNDAY’S GAME HERE 

The celebrity basketball clash will be a part of our Purple Reign game for the Starlight Children’s Foundation, headlined by the blockbuster between the Brydens Lawyers Sydney Kings and the Illawarra Hawks. 

To aid in the fundraising for Starlight we are calling on fans to take the pledge for every three-pointer the Kings hit during the main game.  

YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THE PLEDGE HERE 

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and 2GB breakfast show and television personality Ben Fordham will captain opposing sides in the Starlight Celebrity Game, which will tip-off at 1.50 pm. 

They will lead a cast of some of the biggest names in Australian sport, entertainment and politics. 

NRL and boxing legend Anthony “The Man” Mundine will take the court, opposing his son and up-and-coming NSW basketballer Anthony Mundine Jr. 

Television will be well represented with Studio 10 host Tristan McManus, Channel Nine personality Belinda Russell, actor Dan Ewing, and former Miss Universe Australia 2020 and I’m a Celebrity ... contestant Maria Thattil. 

Radio personalities Michael “Wippa” Wipfli and SEN’s Jimmy Smith will take the court as will renowned Australian hip hop artists and Kings fan L-Fresh. 

Also, from the sporting world, Kings great Brad Rosen will take the court as will NRL legend Jamie Soward. 

Representing the media will be News Corp’s basketball scribe Matt Logue and television personality Jo Healy, who also wears the burden of carrying the MVP title from our last celebrity game. 

Two of the Kings’ all-time greats in Shane “The Hammer” Heal and Steve “Mr Magic” Carfino will have the challenge of coaching the two sides. 

Despite the already star-studded line-ups, several other big names are expected to be announced very soon. 

The Starlight Celebrity Game will be a fitting opening to what will be a massive celebration of basketball for NSW with the Kings v Hawks clash also featuring the return of the Kings’ past players and the Ring of Honour award presentation. 

TEAM FORDHAM 

Ben Fordham (Captain, 2GB host) 

Jo Healy (television presenter) 

Dan Ewing (actor) 

Nick Kyrgios (tennis star) 

Matt Logue (News Corp basketball journalist) 

Anthony Mundine (NRL and boxing legend) 

L-Fresh the Lion (hip hop artist) 

Jamie Soward (NRL legend) 

Shane Heal (coach, NBL legend) 

 TEAM PERROTTET 

Dominic Perrottet (Captain, NSW Premier) 

Michael “Wippa” Wipfli (Nova 96.9 host) 

Belinda Russell (Channel 9 television presenter) 

Jimmy Smith (NRL great and SEN host) 

Brad Rosen (Kings great and media personality) 

Tristan McManus (Studio 10 host) 

Anthony Mundine Jr (Son of a Gun) 

Maria Thattil (Miss World 2020) 

Steve Carfino (coach, NBL legend)