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WHEN: Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 8PM ET

WHERE: Televised live on NBC from Intuit Dome in Los Angeles

2026 NBA All Star Game Weekend

Save the date for Sunday, February 15, 2026 when the milestone 75th edition of the NBA All-Star game is hosted  Intuit Dome, the new home of the LA Clippers, in Los Angeles.

In fact, it will be an entire weekend of festivities and entertainment beginning with the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, February 13, followed by the ever-popular slam dunk contest during All Star Saturday on February 14.

New this year? Moving from its tradtional home on TNT, the game will be televised nationally by NBC for the first time since 2002 and will stream live on Peacock

This year will also introduce a new U.S. vs. World format two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games. 

Of course, that all leads up to the big finale -- when the NBA All Star game airs on TNT at 8PM ET on Sunday.on NBC.

Tickets for the NBA All Star Game and the NBA All-Star Weekend are available directly from the NBA website.

2026 NBA All Star Lineup

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Look for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game rosterss to be revealed at the end of January.

NBA All Star Game fun facts

• The very first NBA All-Star game was held at The Boston Garden in 1951.

• Chosen as the host in 2018 for the sixth time, Los Angeles became the city that has hosted more NBA All Star Games than any other. LA is followed by New York with five, and Boston with four.

• The youngest NBA all-star was 19-year-old starter Kobe Bryant in 1998.

• 21-year-old Lebron James became the youngest player to be named All-Star game MVP in 2006.

• The oldest NBA all-star player was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1989. He was 41.

• The record holder for most MVP Awards ever goes to Kobe Bryant with four (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011).

• The most attended NBA All-Star Game was held at Cowboys Stadium in 2010 before a whopping 108,713 spectators.

• The game has been canceled only once, in 1999, when a lockout led to a shortened season that also eliminated the All-Star Game.

• The NBA All Star game has been relocated only once, in 2017, when the game moved to New Orleans LA from Charlotte NC to protest North Carolina's controversial HB2 law. The legislation banned NC city governments from passing ordinances that protect members of the LGBT community from discrimination. (The law was later modified so that Charlotte would be eligible to host the NBA All Star Game in 2019.)

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Around the Web, check out more information about this year's big extravaganza including past scores and winners, individual and team records, and a bit of history and trivia about the annual NBA All Star Game...

2026 NBA All Star Game - Keep up to date with schedules, ticket information and prices, slam dunk videos, and other highlights as All Star Weekend draws near.

2026 NBA All-Star Game - Wikipedia - Complete Wikipedia overview with this year's roster, All Star Game history, trivia, scores, stats and winners dating back to 1951.

NBA All Star Stats & History - Love sports stats? Check out dates, locations, final scores, MVPs, and more at every NBA All Star Games dating back to 1951.