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NBA 2025 All-Star Weekend

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The NBA 2025 All-Star Weekend will kick off in San Francisco, California on Friday (February 13), but it won&#x27;t all look the same as it has in previous editions.For the first time, the league is adopting a new one-night tournament of games instead of the traditional East-West matchup.Bryan Spruell, president of league operations, said the league is taking on elements from the tournament played on the Friday, which features the league&#x27;s rookies and sophomores, known on All-Star weekend as the Rising Stars.&quot;The familiar part is actually the format--the mini tournament that we&#x27;ve been doing for several years now for the Rising Stars on Friday. And so now we&#x27;re going to carry that champion over into Sunday night, also a mini tournament, which will be new for Sunday night,&quot; Spruell said on Thursday (February 12) at the Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors and host of this year&#x27;s All-Star Game.Spruell said they will evaluate metrics and analytics as well as how the tournament resonates with fans. But also among the players.&quot;The guys have to really embrace it. And I think being responsive to them--they want shorter bursts in terms of the game and the format, so I think that mini tournament does that,&quot; he said.The winning team of the Rising Stars tournament on Friday will advance to play against three All-Star teams on Sunday. Those teams are known as Shaquille O&#x27;Neal&#x27;s OGs, Kenny Smith&#x27;s Young Stars, and Charles Barkley&#x27;s Global Stars.Shaq&#x27;s OGs include the biggest stars: LeBron James, Lakers; Stephen Curry, Warriors; Anthony Davis, Mavericks; Jayson Tatum, Celtics; Kevin Durant, Suns; Damian Lillard, Bucks; James Harden, Clippers; Jaylen Brown, Celtics; and Kyrie Irving, Mavericks.Kenny’s Young Stars includes Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves; Jalen Brunson, Knicks; Jaren Jackson Jr., Grizzlies; Jalen Williams, Thunder; Darius Garland, Cavaliers; Evan Mobley, Cavaliers; Cade Cunningham, Pistons; and Tyler Herro, Heat.Chuck’s Global Stars includes Nikola Jokić, Nuggets; Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder; Victor Wembanyama, Spurs; Pascal Siakam, Pacers; Alperen Şengün, Rockets; Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks; Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers; and Trae Young, Hawks.The first team to score 40 points will advance to the final.<div>(Production: Nathan Frandino)</div>

The NBA 2025 All-Star Weekend will kick off in San Francisco, California on Friday (February 13), but it won't all look the same as it has in previous editions.

The NBA 2025 All-Star Weekend will kick off in San Francisco, California on Friday (February 13), but it won't all look the same as it has in previous editions.

NBA hopes new All-Star Game format resonates with players and fans

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Published February 14, 2025 10:53 PM PHT

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