The NBA blew up its All-Star Game format after some complaints about last year’s score-a-palooza, so instead of two teams of the league’s best, we have four squads in a tournament format.
So how’s it all going to work? We’ve got you!
Two teams — Charles Barkley’s Global Stars and Kenny Smith’s Young Stars — will face off. Shaquille O’Neal’s OGs will be playing Candace Parker’s Rising Stars. The winners of those games will then face off in the finals.
Each game will be played to 40 points, with no clock (yup, the Elam Ending is back!). Winner takes home prize money — $125,000 apiece. That’s all you need to know. It’s fairly simple, but we’ll see if fans like it more than previous formats.
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