The 2024 NBA All-Star Game will be an exhibition game played on February 18, 2024. It will be the 73rd edition of the

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. It will be hosted by the

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. This is the second time that Indianapolis will host the All-Star Game; the last time the game was played in the city was in

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. This year's All-Star Game will feature the return of the Eastern Conference versus Western Conference format that was last used in

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. The game will be televised by

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for the 22nd consecutive year. All-Star Voting began on December 19, 2023 and will end on January 20, 2024.

Background

The announcement of the site selection was initially made on December 13, 2017 at a press conference held by the Indiana Pacers. In attendance at the announcement was

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, Pacers owner

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, and

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. The team had submitted its bid for the game with then-team president and NBA legend

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delivering the bid in a specially livered Dallara IR-07. On November 25, 2020, the NBA announced that the Pacers would host the All-Star Game in 2024 instead of 2021 due to NBA schedule changes as a result of the

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and schedule conflicts with the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, which was held in several venues around Indianapolis and Central Indiana. Additional events including a celebrity game and practices open to the public are expected to be held at the adjacent

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, while all Saturday night events will take place at

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. The City of Indianapolis hopes to see an 8-figure ($10,000,000) economic impact surrounding the game.

Format change

On October 25, 2023, NBA Commissioner

announced that the 2024 All-Star Game will return to the Eastern Conference versus Western Conference format that was last used in the

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, alongside the removal of the 24-point

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that was first used in

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. The charity aspect will be retained, with the team that scores the most points in each quarter winning a cash prize that will go to their chosen charity.

References

External links

2024 NBA All-Star Game
at nba.com
2024 NBA All-Star Weekend
at AllStarWeekendIndiana.com {{Portal bar, Sports

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