History of NBA All-Star weekend in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: February 15, 2025

The NBA All-Star weekend is an annual festival held in February during the NBA regular season. It features a variety of basketball events, exhibitions, and performances, with the NBA All-Star Game as the main event on Sunday night. The All-Star break, during which no regular season games are played, occurs right after the trade deadline.

March 2, 1951: First NBA All-Star Game

On March 2, 1951, the first NBA All-Star Game was played at the Boston Garden.

2017: 2017 NBA All-Star Game Location

In 2017, the NBA All-Star Game was held at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA, home of the New Orleans Pelicans.

January 25, 2018: New All-Star Game Selection Format

On January 25, 2018, LeBron James and Stephen Curry became the first players to form their own teams under the new selection format for the 2018 All-Star Game. This new format involved vote leaders from each conference acting as captains and choosing from a pool of all-stars to form their teams.

2018: 2018 NBA All-Star Game Location

In 2018, the NBA All-Star Game was held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.

2019: 2019 NBA All-Star Game Location

In 2019, the NBA All-Star Game was held at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC, home of the Charlotte Hornets.

2020: 2020 NBA All-Star Game Location

In 2020, the NBA All-Star Game was hosted by The United Center in Chicago, IL, home of the Chicago Bulls.

2021: 2021 NBA All-Star Game Location

In 2021, the NBA All-Star Game was played at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA, home of the Atlanta Hawks.

2022: 2022 NBA All-Star Game Location

In 2022, the NBA All-Star Game was held at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, home of the Utah Jazz.

2024: NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis and Steph vs Sabrina

In 2024, the NBA All-Star Game will be played in Indianapolis, featuring stars like Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Also in 2024, a new event called "Steph versus Sabrina" was held, which featured Stephen Curry defeating Sabrina Ionescu in a three-point contest with a score of 29-26.