Pop star Ariana Grande was the chosen halftime act for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. Noted as a great vocalist with a Mariah Carey-like set of pipes, Grande did sing her little heart out. (“Little” is fair; Kevin Hart is the only person at All-Star shorter than Grande.) But she’s not a dancer, and there was little in the way of standard halftime theatrics. Grande did, however, help a back-up dancer clear some lint off of his seat.
NBA All-Star Game 2015 halftime show: Ariana Grande performed some songs, danced a little
Ariana Grande played several pop songs as Russell Westbrook burned everything he touched in the locker room.
The All-Star halftime show is often a group effort with multiple stars joining together for a varied show. That wasn’t so much the case in 2015. Ariana opened with her 2014 hit “Problem,” which typically features divisive rapper and Nick Young paramour Iggy Azalea. (Iggy did not appear.) Grande followed that song up with “Love You Harder” featuring The Weeknd (who did not appear) and “The Way” featuring Mac Miller (who did not appear).
She continued with her ballad “One Last Time” and “Bang Bang” featuring Jessie J (who did not appear) and Nicki Minaj, who was actually on hand to rap her verse!
Grande closed with “Break Free,” another huge hit from 2014. And that was the end of Ariana Grande’s NBA All-Star Game career. Let’s just say she scored fewer points than Russell Westbrook.
The 2016 All-Star Weekend is scheduled for Toronto, and official Raptors ambassador Drake is sure to be heavily involved in halftime.
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