{"id":62890,"date":"2020-01-31T13:18:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T18:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=62890"},"modified":"2020-02-15T13:38:59","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T18:38:59","slug":"what-to-expect-at-the-nba-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/what-to-expect-at-the-nba-all-star-game\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect at the NBA All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Chicago will host the annual NBA All-Star game on February 16<sup>th<\/sup>. But things won\u2019t be exactly the same this year. Recently, the NBA announced changes to the All-Star game format to honor Kobe Bryant. The rule changes are just one of the league\u2019s many planned tributes for the nine victims in Sunday\u2019s helicopter crash. Plus, the 14 final reserve players were selected Thursday. Here\u2019s what to expect at this year\u2019s NBA All Star-Game.<\/p>\n<h2>New All-Star Game Format<\/h2>\n<p>As a tribute to Kobe Bryant and his No. 24 jersey, this year\u2019s NBA All-Star game will have a new format, in which the teams will play three 12-minute quarters and then an untimed fourth quarter. The first team to reach the target score in the fourth quarter will earn a prize for their selected Chicago community organization. Some of these same organizations even <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/jordan-brand-stylizes-nba-all-star-weekend\/\">collaborated with Jordan Brand for the NBA All-Star game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For specific details on the new format of the NBA All Star game, see the NBA\u2019s official announcement below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B79I30IgbkX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B79I30IgbkX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; 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The changes include a new fourth-quarter format that will honor the late Kobe Bryant.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nba\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> NBA<\/a> (@nba) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2020-01-30T19:19:42+00:00\">Jan 30, 2020 at 11:19am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Who\u2019s In? Who\u2019s Out?<\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s NBA All-Star game is loaded with talent. Some teams have their <a href=\"https:\/\/theundefeated.com\/features\/the-2020-nba-all-snub-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">notable snubs<\/a> (like Zach Lavine), but these rosters have plenty of young stars. Most notably Trae Young and Luka Doncic, who will battle it out as starters. See the full NBA All Stars teams below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Eastern Conference Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Trae Young\u00a0|\u00a0Atlanta Hawks<br \/>\nKemba Walker\u00a0|\u00a0Boston Celtics<br \/>\nPascal Siakam\u00a0|\u00a0Toronto Raptors<br \/>\nGiannis Antetokounmpo (Captain) | Milwaukee Bucks<br \/>\nJoel Embiid\u00a0|\u00a0Philadelphia 76ers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Eastern Conference Reserves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bam Adebayo\u00a0|\u00a0Miami Heat<br \/>\nJimmy Butler\u00a0| Miami Heat<br \/>\nKyle Lowry | Toronto Raptors<br \/>\nKhris Middleton | Milwaukee Bucks<br \/>\nDomantas Sabonis | Indiana Pacers<br \/>\nBen Simmons\u00a0|\u00a0Philadelphia 76ers<br \/>\nJayson Tatum\u00a0|\u00a0Boston Celtics<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Western Conference Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">James Harden\u00a0|\u00a0Houston Rockets<br \/>\nLuka Doncic\u00a0|\u00a0Dallas Mavericks<br \/>\nKawhi Leonard\u00a0|\u00a0LA Clippers<br \/>\nLeBron James (Captain) | Los Angeles Lakers<br \/>\nAnthony Davis\u00a0| Los Angeles Lakers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Western Conference Reserves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rudy Gobert\u00a0|\u00a0Utah Jazz<br \/>\nBrandon Ingram\u00a0|\u00a0New Orleans Pelicans<br \/>\nNikola Jokic\u00a0|\u00a0Denver Nuggets<br \/>\nDamian Lillard\u00a0|\u00a0Portland Trail Blazers<br \/>\nDonovan Mitchell\u00a0| Utah Jazz<br \/>\nChris Paul\u00a0|\u00a0Oklahoma City Thunder<br \/>\nRussell Westbrook\u00a0|\u00a0Houston Rockets<\/p>\n<p>The NBA All-Star game is scheduled to tip-off on February 16th at 7:00 PM CST.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At UrbanMatter, U Matter. 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