Rome Flynn called winning the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at the 2025 NBA Celebrity All Star Game “amazing” after helping baseball legend Barry Bonds’ team beat opponents coached by NFL icon Jerry Rice at the Oakland Arena.
Actor Flynn said he had spent “a lot” of time in the gym in the build-up to an instrumental part in his team’s 66-55 victory that included 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
“Shout out to my team-mates – they were looking for me before the game, they said ‘we want you to get the MVP’,” the 33-year-old told ESPN.
“I’m a selfless guy; I want to win and they put the ball in my hands. This is amazing, this is incredible. This is going next to every award I ever got, for sure.”
Druski hit the three and the silencer 🔥 pic.twitter.com/LlhAhqCeBM
— ESPN (@espn) February 15, 2025
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NBA Celebrity Game 2025 roster
Flynn, who won an Emmy in 2018 for his role as Zende Forrester Dominguez on the CBS show The Bold and the Beautiful, was part of a game combining performers and celebrities with current and former athletes and sportspeople.
WNBA star Rickea Jackson contributed 16 points for Team Bonds, while Pro football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens scored 18 for Team Rice.
Here’s the full roster.
NBA All-Star Celebrity Games: Team Bonds
Coached by Barry Bonds and 2 Chainz
Kai Cenat (streamer, YouTuber)
Baron Davis (former NBA star)
Rome Flynn (Emmy-winning actor, musician)
Allisha Gray (guard, Atlanta Dream)
Mickey Guyton (country singer, songwriter)
Tucker Halpern (singer and producer, Sofi Tukker)
Noah Kahan (folk-pop artist)
Danny Ramirez (actor)
Masai Russell (Team USA Olympic gold medallist)
Pablo Schreiber (actor)
Dylan Wang (actor)
Kai went WILD after scoring his first bucket 😭 pic.twitter.com/DropydUZw2
— ESPN (@espn) February 15, 2025
NBA All-Star Celebrity Games: Team Rice
Coached by Jerry Rice and Khaby Lame
Matt Barnes (former NBA player)
Bayley (WWE wrestler)
Chris Brickley (NBA skills trainer)
AP Dhillon (rapper, songwriter)
Druski (comedian, actor)
Walker Hayes (country artist, songwriter)
Shelby McEwen (Team USA Olympic silver medallist)
Terrell Owens (wide receiver, Pro Football Hall of Famer)
Shaboozey (rapper, singer-songwriter)
Oliver Stark (actor)
Kayla Thornton (forward, Golden State Valkyries)
2 Chainz and Richard Jefferson on the same All-Star Celebrity team next year 👀🍿 pic.twitter.com/yqPVjfhXEU
— ESPN (@espn) February 15, 2025
NBA All Star Game
Three-time Super Bowl champion Rice playfully taunted Bonds over the lack of team honours he won during his storied MLB career.
When Rice asked Bonds how many rings he had, the 14-time MLB All Star joked “I have two divorce rings” before the pair shared a high-five.
“I’m a hometown boy – we just rented him,” Bonds said, pointing at Rice. “We borrowed Jerry. He’s not from the Bay Area. I’m from the Bay Area.”
The game is part of a weekend of NBA festivities taking part in the region as part of an All Star Weekend including an All Star Game on Sunday.
Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith each picked an eight-player squad for the contest, featuring the likes of LeBron James, Steph Curry and Nikola Jokic.
