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New All-Star Game format: Team USA vs. Team World

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September 4, 2025

Jan 16, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; The 2026 NBA All-Star Game logo is displayed at a press conference at the Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The NBA is changing its All-Star Game format once again. This time, we will see a Team USA vs. Team World showdown.

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The format will be a round-robin
tournament that consists of three eight-
player teams. There will be two Team USAs and one Team World. They will play 12-minute quarters.

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— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 4, 2025

The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 15, 2026, at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. This is the home of the Los Angeles Clippers.

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TITAN FREY

Titan Frey is a dedicated father to three wonderful children, whom he takes immense pride in. His passions include reading, writing, basketball, both playing and watching, and playing chess. Titan spent five years working as a journalist for the basketball website fadeawayworld.net, where he served as editor-in-chief for four and a half years. One of his most notable achievements was interviewing Chuck Cooper III, the son of Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team, and writing a biography that has been praised as the most definitive article about Cooper’s legacy. Titan is the author of more than ten novels and the screenwriter of three produced short films. His newest young adult novel, Echoes of the Hardwood: Braxton Foxworthy’s Time‑Travelling Book Report, blends basketball history with heartfelt storytelling and is now available. Order here: https://a.co/d/bo7BYz1