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NBA: Indianapolis All-Star Game postponed to 2024

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/11/25/trade-expo.jpg"/><figcaption>An NBA sign is seen at the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 5, 2020. <em>Aly Song, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Indianapolis will host the NBA All-Star Game in 2024, the league and the Indiana Pacers announced Wednesday.</p><p>Public health conditions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic prevented the city from hosting the event in February 2021, as originally scheduled.</p><p>&quot;While we are disappointed that the NBA All-Star Game will not take place in Indianapolis in 2021, we are looking forward to the Pacers and the city hosting the game and surrounding events in 2024,&quot; said NBA commissioner Adam Silver. </p><p>&quot;I want to thank Herb Simon, Steve Simon, Rick Fuson and the entire Pacers organization as well as the NBA All-Star 2021 Host Committee and the community of Indianapolis for working with us to reschedule our All-Star activities.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/25/20/nba-raptors-guard-vanvleet-signs-multi-year-contract">NBA: Raptors guard VanVleet signs multi-year contract</a></li></ul><p>The game will be played on Feb. 18, 2024 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.</p><p>Plans for a revised 2021 All-Star weekend will be announced at a later date.</p><p>&quot;We are excited about the opportunity to bring Indiana the very best All-Star experience in 2024,&quot; Pacers owner Herb Simon said. </p><p>&quot;The efforts of so many Hoosiers to prepare for NBA All-Star 2021 put us ahead of the game for the hard work to come, and we are so grateful to the NBA for once again recognizing Indianapolis as a city that delivers world-class events.&quot;</p><p>Cleveland will host the All-Star festivities in 2022, followed by Salt Lake City in 2023.</p><p>Indianapolis hosted its first All-Star Game in 1985.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O7Fht_n_cPE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Public health conditions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic prevented the city from hosting the event in February 2021, as originally scheduled.<br /> </p>

Public health conditions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic prevented the city from hosting the event in February 2021, as originally scheduled.