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“It presents an enormous opportunity for us to do something with an international competition instead of the traditional All-Star formats that we’ve used,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in April.<\/p>\n
If any Phoenix Suns<\/a>‘ top players, such as Devin Booker or Jalen Green, are selected to play in the game at the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>‘ Intuit Dome on Feb. 15, they will be on one of those USA teams.<\/p>\n The updated concept was given a positive response from the league’s board of governors, team executives and players when the NBA and National Basketball Players Association presented it to the league’s competition committee during a meeting on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns and Shaq’s OGs drives to the basket against Ryan Dunn #0 of the Phoenix Suns and Candace’s Rising Stars and Stephon Castle #5 of the San Antonio Spurs and Candace’s Rising Stars during the 74th NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center on February 16, 2025, in San Francisco.<\/p>\n The USA teams and World squad would play each other in 12-minute quarter games.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n There are 70% American players in the NBA, so it will be easier for its international players to make an All-Star roster in the new All-Star competition format, according to the league.<\/p>\n The change comes after some players, including Kevin Durant when he was with the Suns, complained about last year’s format.<\/p>\n Last year’s San Francisco All-Star Game format was a four-team, single-elimination tournament with a target score of 40 points for each round. The mini-tournament features teams drafted by then-TNT analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith.\u00a0The fourth team was the winner of the Rising Stars event.<\/p>\n The frequent stoppages and ceremonies between the games drew some criticism from the players, fans and TV viewers. Silver admitted that format was “a miss.”<\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The only Phoenix Suns player who participated in the 2025 All-Star Game was Durant. He expressed his discontent<\/a> with the format change for last year’s All-Star Game change prior to the event.<\/p>\n![\"Kevin](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6f8f5d006bc2cfc2ae4790ee36518db3.jpeg\"\/)
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