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| Date | February 15, 2026 | ||
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| Arena | Intuit Dome | ||
| City | Inglewood, California | ||
| Network | NBC Peacock | ||
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The2026 NBA All-Star Game will be an exhibition game played on February 15, 2026, the 75th edition. It will be hosted by theLos Angeles Clippers at theIntuit Dome inInglewood, California. It will be the seventh All Star Game to be played in theLos Angeles metropolitan area, the fourth hosted by the Clippers, and the first one to be played inInglewood since1983.[1] The game will be televised nationally byNBC for the first time since2002 and will stream live onPeacock.[2]
The announcement was made on January 16, 2024, at a press conference held by the Los Angeles Clippers at the then-under-construction Intuit Dome in Inglewood. In attendance at the announcement wereNBA commissionerAdam Silver, Clippers ChairmanSteve Ballmer, Clippers President of Business OperationsGillian Zucker, Los Angeles MayorKaren Bass, and Inglewood MayorJames T. Butts Jr..[3]
During an interview onFox Sports 1'sBreakfast Ball on June 4, 2025, Silver revealed that the game will most likely be played in a format pitting U.S. players against international players. He cited the concurrent2026 Winter Olympics on NBC and the success of the NHL's4 Nations Face-Off as influences on the format.[4]
On November 12, 2025, the NBA announced that the NBA All-Star Game will adopt a new USA vs. the World format. The game will take the form of around-robin tournament featuring three teams: two composed of American players and one of international players, each consisting of at least eight members. The top two teams based on record will advance to the championship game. In the event of a three-way tie after the third game, point differential will serve as the tiebreaker. All four games will be played with a 12-minute time limit.[5][6]
As had been the case in previous years, the rosters for the All-Star Game were selected through a voting process. The fans could vote through the NBA website. The player will be selected, regardless of playing position. The starters will be chosen by the fans, media, and current NBA players. Fans made up 50% of the vote, and NBA players and media each comprised 25% of the vote. The five players who received the highest cumulative vote totals in each conferences were named the All-Star starters.[5] NBA head coaches voted for the reserves for their respective conferences, none of which could be players from their own team. Each coach selected two guards, three frontcourt players and two wild cards, with each selected player ranked in order of preference within each category. If a multi-position player was to be selected, coaches were encouraged to vote for the player at the position that was "most advantageous for the All-Star team", regardless of where the player was listed on the All-Star ballot or the position he was listed in box scores. If the selection process does not yield 16 American players and 8 international players, NBA CommissionerAdam Silver will make the necessary selections to complete the rosters.[7]
