Adam Silver: NBA All-Star game will feature 'some form of USA against the world' format
Adam Silver, seen here at the 2025 NBA All-Star weekend, announced that a new format will debut at next season's All-Star game. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
NBA commissioner Adam Silver confirmed on Wednesday a new All-Star format that's been floated since the disaster that was February's All-Star tournament.
Next season's game will feature a USA vs. the world format. Silver announced the decision while speaking on FS1's "Breakfast Ball."
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The format will debut on NBC in the first season of the network's return to covering the NBA under the league's new media rights deal. It will take place during the Winter Olympics that will also air on NBC.
"What better time to feature some form of USA against the world?" Silver said.
Silver said that he's "not exactly sure what the format will be yet." He noted that he "paid a lot of attention to what the NHL did" during its All-Star break this season.
The NHL scrapped its traditional All-Star format in February for an international tournament that was a big success among fans and players. It was held up in contrast to the debut of the NBA's four-team mini-tournament that drew widespread scorn alongside the coverage of the event.
This story will be updated.
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