What's up guys? Leslie Robbins here for Young Hollywood, coming to you from the NBA All-Star Weekend here in Los Angeles, where the biggest names in basketball are shining brighter than the Hollywood lights. Let's get to it. How does it feel to be home, celebrating the All-Star game?

Great, great. Great.

So you get the phone call that you are an All-Star for the first time. Take me back to that moment.

It wasn't even a phone call. I I found out in the game, looked up at the Jumbo-Tron, and they were like, Jalen Duren is an All-Star, so it just it all hit me at once.

Hey Scotty, welcome back to the All-Star game, your second. Now tell me, what's your favorite part about All-Star weekend? The game, the parties, the hotel, the camaraderie amongst the players. Tell me.

Uh, I think the moments, the memories. Uh, I think I've made some good moments and memories since I've been going to this event. Uh, no matter if it was Rising Stars or All-Star. We've been having some pretty viral moments and it just it just happens to go on Twitter or Instagram, some way, somehow. So I'm, you know, I'm pretty excited to see what what's going to be next this year.

Favorite part about All-Star weekend?

Um, I think just the everything. I mean, there's not one favorite part. I think the whole experience is great. Um, yeah, and I'm just enjoying it.

Okay, the fact that you play for New York, you're here in Los Angeles. People always compare the two cities. Break down your love of New York and your love or hate of LA. Cuz people always compare the two cities.

I mean, you're going to you're going to want to answer for me, but I love both. Uh, you know, for me being in New York, I I got my family, I got my father and my grandmother, you know, my whole Dominican family over there. And then I have my mother's side of the family there. Uh, it's been great for me and my fiance. But now, obviously, for LA, I got to I got a lot of love for it. My fiance's from here. Her whole family's here, so uh, a happy mother-in-law solves a lot of problems. That's good. I love I love LA. Um, it was a little bit like home, you know? Like, I love the environment. I wish it was like hotter or like warmer. But, it's still good. It's still a good time. It's cool. I love LA. Uh, a great city, um, and a great spot to have a All-Star.

You are the first Israeli to be at the NBA All-Star game. How does that feel for you?

Yeah. It feels an honor, a blessing. I definitely worked hard, sacrificed a lot of my time, uh, to get to the best stage in the world. And I feel like, um, this is a a dream come true for every every kid that actually wants to play basketball and just having a whole country behind me is just, uh, a blessing to represent in the big biggest stage in the world.

Take me back to when you were 10 years old. Could you ever have imagined you'd be in this spot?

It was just a dream. 10 years old, at that point, it was just a dream, but I figured, you know, with some hard work, some dedication, I can make it happen. Look where we at.

What's your walk-out song if you get one?

Uh, I don't know. I don't know if it'll be Drake, you know? I'm a little more of a, like, I love Drake, of course, uh, but, you know, I like I'll probably do some some Ozi. Some little some little Ozi, you know? I think that kind of gets me pretty hyped.

Thank you. Thank you. Speaking of your fiance, it is Valentine's Day. So what did you get for Jordan? Did you get her anything yet? Does she know?

Uh, she doesn't know, but I hope my my presence will be enough. But maybe it won't. Maybe it won't. I'll see about what I could do.