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The NBA All-Star Game has been on the receiving end of criticism for the low level of competitiveness players show every year. The main event of the All-Star weekend has gone through major changes in the last seven years.
After many years of the classic East vs. West format, the league attempted to spice things up by making the two bigger vote-getters from each conference draft their respective teams. From 2018 through 2023, the game had this format until the same issue struck and forced the league to return to the East vs. West matchup in 2024.
This season, they created a mini-tournament between three teams of All-Stars and the winner of the Rising Star challenge. "Shaq's OGs" beat "Chuck's Global Stars" in the final game, with Steph Curry earning MVP honors.
Kevin Hart poses with Shaq’s OGs guard Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors after the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.© Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
Fans didn't enjoy the new format and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged the game wasn't drawing as much attention as before. After trying three different formats since 2018, the league isn't done experimenting.
Talking with The Athletic, Silver teased a game in which players would defend different countries or regions.
"Our All-Star Game will return to NBC next season in the middle of their coverage of the Winter Olympics," Silver said. "Given the strong interest we've seen in international basketball competitions, most recently in last summer's Olympics in Paris, we're discussing concepts with the players association that focus on NBA players representing their countries or regions instead of the more traditional formats that we've used in the past."
The NBA has reached new heights in popularity in the last two decades or so. More international superstars have joined the competition, taking it to new heights. This could be the solution for the All-Star game apparent never-ending issue, but it'll be up to the players to match the expectations.
Continue reading...
After many years of the classic East vs. West format, the league attempted to spice things up by making the two bigger vote-getters from each conference draft their respective teams. From 2018 through 2023, the game had this format until the same issue struck and forced the league to return to the East vs. West matchup in 2024.
This season, they created a mini-tournament between three teams of All-Stars and the winner of the Rising Star challenge. "Shaq's OGs" beat "Chuck's Global Stars" in the final game, with Steph Curry earning MVP honors.
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Kevin Hart poses with Shaq’s OGs guard Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors after the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.© Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
Fans didn't enjoy the new format and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged the game wasn't drawing as much attention as before. After trying three different formats since 2018, the league isn't done experimenting.
Talking with The Athletic, Silver teased a game in which players would defend different countries or regions.
"Our All-Star Game will return to NBC next season in the middle of their coverage of the Winter Olympics," Silver said. "Given the strong interest we've seen in international basketball competitions, most recently in last summer's Olympics in Paris, we're discussing concepts with the players association that focus on NBA players representing their countries or regions instead of the more traditional formats that we've used in the past."
The NBA has reached new heights in popularity in the last two decades or so. More international superstars have joined the competition, taking it to new heights. This could be the solution for the All-Star game apparent never-ending issue, but it'll be up to the players to match the expectations.
Continue reading...
