Section 4: Players & Officials
- Sixth-edition (2026 Summer League) format: two creator rosters of nine players each — per NBA.com reporting, this is "two competing creator rosters" rather than a traditional 3-on-3 setup. In the 2026 staging, Team Pierre (coached by Pierre Andresen of Enjoy Basketball) faced Team Darrick (coached by Darrick Miller of Enjoy Basketball).
- All-Star "Season 2" format: a genuine 3-on-3 tournament fielding four creator squads, led respectively by YPK Raye, Cam Wilder, Kris London, and Chris Staples.
- Creator participation across both formats is invitation-based, drawn from basketball- and pop-culture-adjacent social media creators; the 2026 sixth-edition rosters carried a combined social following reported at over 115 million.
- Broadcast commentary for the sixth edition was provided by Joe Doerrer of StrictlyBball alongside guest analysts, with an on-site host; the specific on-court officiating crew size for Creator Cup games is not confirmed in available NBA reporting and is not stated here.