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Novel format: four teams, three games in one night

Four teams, three games, one night. That’s the plan for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco, confirmed after months of discussion around the lack of competitiveness and – well, defense – in the 2024 event.

The NBA adopted a new one-night tournament with three teams comprised of eight All-Stars drafted to teams by former NBA players Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal of Inside the NBA.

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‘I hate it’: NBA players skeptical of new one-day All-Star Game tournament

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