New NBA All-Star Game format, explained
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The NBA plans to trot out a round-robin tournament format for the 2026 All-Star Game at the Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome on Feb. 15, 2026, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. The league has been nothing if not proactive in tinkering with the format of ...