The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will look a bit different than previous years after commissioner Adam Silver and the league revealed a new format for the exhibition showing featuring the biggest stars in the league like Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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The league announced Wednesday that the 2026 edition of the All-Star Game will debut a U.S. versus World format on Feb. 15 that includes three teams that will compete in a round-robin competition with four 12-minute games and a decisive championship game to decide the winner.
The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will debut a new U.S. vs. World format, airing Sunday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock.
Two U.S. teams and one international team will compete in a round-robin tournament with four 12-minute games.
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The U.S. will have two teams while Team World will only have one, but the interesting catch is that there will only be 12 players selected per conference, so 24 All-Stars in total.
There could be other changes coming to All-Star weekend after Silver announced over the summer that there would be a significant shakeup for the prominent marquee NBA event after ratings and attention on it dropped in recent years.
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While fans will certainly be excited to see a different version of the game in the future, there will still be the usual stars that the NBA world has become accustomed to, as well as likely young talents that have emerged like 2025 NBA Draft picks Cooper Flagg, VJ Edgecombe, Kon Knueppel and others.
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