After Covid-19 related cancellations in 2021, State Farm All-Star Saturday Night (ASSN) is back, as part of the 75th NBA All-Star 2022. State Farm All-Star Saturday Night will take place on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. ET (televised on TNT) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.

Featuring the Taco Bell Skills Challenge, MTN DEW 3-Point Contest and AT&T Slam Dunk, State Farm All-Star Saturday Night is always one of the highlights of the NBA All-Star.

1. New Commercial Spots

This season’s State Farm “Challenge Your Assumptions” campaign continues with two new commercial spots: 2K Gamers and Clipboard. The campaign challenges fans’ commonly held assumptions as a parallel to assumptions they might hold about the company’s home and auto rates, when in fact State Farm has Surprisingly Great Rates.

The spots feature point guard Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns, and introduce Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, Twitch Streamer & YouTuber GoldGlove, and Phoenix Suns Coach Monty Williams, also coaching Team LeBron in the All-Star Game.

State Farm Assist Tracker

During the All-Star Game, the NBA and State Farm® will donate $1,900 for every assist made, with the total amount split between the two-Cleveland based beneficiaries.

The Kent State I Promise Scholars Program provides higher education opportunities and wrap around support for underserved I Promise students in Northeast Ohio, while the Greater Cleveland Food Bank is the largest hunger relief organization in Northeast Ohio annually serving more than 400,000 people and providing life-saving food benefits to those in need.

In total, nearly $1 million will be donated to both organizations.

When three year old Isla came to her mother, Amy Ionno-Carper, with a headache, Amy did the same as any caring parent. But when the headaches became more intense and more persistent, Amy became concerned.

For Amy, multiple medical visits finally led to the diagnosis of Chiari Malformation.

Chiari (pronounced key-are-ee) Malformation is often referred to as the invisible disease, and for good reason. There are no outward signs. The most common symptoms are persistent headaches. Some patients can have as many as 200 different symptoms.

The Invisible – and unknown - disease

Not only is Chiari “invisible” but it’s relatively unknown. And there’s no cure. The Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation is dedicated to education, advocacy and research of this rare disease.

In 2015, thanks to Amy and an army of supporters, the Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation received a $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist® grant.

Funds from the grant created a lecture series, Consider Chiari, to educate the medical community about the illness. What is known about the disease is understood by a fraction of medical personnel.

Having a confirmed diagnosis is only the beginning for Amy. “I’m just a mom making a change for my child’s future.”