It's indeed appreciable that Nigeria singers are doing the country proud locally and internationally. However, Nigerian singer and songwriter Rema and the two Grammy winners, Burna Boy and Tems, have been announced to perform at the NBA All-Star Game halftime performance in 2023.

The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and showcases 24 of the league's star players. It is the featured event of NBA All-Star Weekend, a three-day event which goes from Friday to Sunday. The All-Star Game was first played at the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951.

Interestingly, On February 19, 2023, the 72nd All-Star Game will begin at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City at 8:30 p.m. ET and be broadcast on TNT - Burna, Rema, and Tems will all perform.

The declaration was published on Wednesday by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on its social media platforms.

The announcement noting the selection of Nigeria Afrobeat singers

“GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer @burnaboy, 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning singer and Oscar-nominated singer and producer @temsbaby and rapper and singer @heisrema will headline the NBA All-Star Game 2023 halftime show with an Afrobeats-themed performance,’‘

After the game, the NBA announced that it would honor LeBron James for surpassing Michael Jordan as the league’s all-time leading player.