NBA, All-Star Game and Rising Stars Challenge

NBA Reportedly Looking to Make Major Changes to All-Star Format Next Year
After what was a controversial All-Star weekend, the NBA is reportedly considering making some big changes for next year. According to Sports Business Journal, the league could be looking to bring back the four-team tournament but alter it. It could include a team of international All-Stars, United States All-Stars, and a team of All-Star snubs.
Did NBA fans like the new All-Star Game format? Our readers weigh in
In this year’s All-Star Game, the NBA set up a four-team, single-elimination tournament with a target score of 40 points for each round. Three of the teams consisted of the 24 NBA All-Star selections, while the fourth was the winner of the Rising Stars Challenge.
NBA All-Star Game ratings nearly matched their worst ever
That number is a 13 percent decrease on the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, which drew 5.398 million viewers. And the numbers get even worse than that. It was the second-least-watched game in the event’s history, according to Front Office Sports, barely beating out the 2023 game, which had about 4.6 million people watching.
What Is Wrong With The NBA All-Star Game?
All-Star game drew plenty of scrutiny from players and fans alike, and for good reason, the NBA failed again to make the All-Star game experience, enticing.
NBA Considering Massive Change To All-Star Game In 2026
The NBA experimented with a new format for the All-Star Game this year after criticism of the traditional East-West game. Fans and analysts complained that the regular game had degraded into a glorified layup line,
Suns' Devin Booker had this one-word response to possible 'All-Snub' team in NBA All-Star game
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker offered a one-word response to a possible four-team tournament format for next season’s NBA ...
NBA Mulling Yet Another All-Star Revamp With 'International' and 'Snub' Teams
That led to a four-team tournament on Feb. 16 featuring teams drafted by Hall of Fame forward Charles Barkley, Hall of Fame ...
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The sideshow killed the flow at the reimagined NBA All-Star Game
SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA’s new four-team tournament format for its All-Star Game was conceived as a way to increase ...
NBA ready to overhaul 2026 All-Star Game amid declining viewership
The NBA All-Star Game, once a highly anticipated midseason showcase, has seen a significant drop in viewership and fan engagement in recent years. The 2025 event in San Francisco ...
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Carmelo Anthony on LeBron James skipping 2025 NBA All-Star Game
Carmelo Anthony, one of LeBron James' closest friends, has a strong opinion on James opting to not play in this year's NBA ...
Will OKC Thunder's Chet Holmgren make 2026 NBA All-Star Game? Predicting the rosters
The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. And even though the landscape of the ...
Watch NBA All-Star Game: All-Star Tournament time, players, format, free live stream
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