The NBA is considering a new international format for the 2026 All-Star Game.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and president of league operations Byron Spruell said the league is talking with the Players Association and broadcast partner NBC about replacing the current All-Star format with an international competition.
“Our All-Star Game will return to NBC next season in the middle of their coverage of the Winter Olympics,” Silver said Monday, according to The Athletic’s Joe Vardon. “Given the strong interest we’ve seen in international basketball competitions, most recently in last summer’s Olympics in Paris, we’re discussing concepts with the players’ association that focus on NBA players representing their countries or regions instead of the more traditional formats that we’ve used in the past.”