The NBA’s 75th All-Star Game is set for Sunday, Feb. 15, at Intuit Dome, with tipoff at 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The event marks the first All-Star Game at the Clippers’ arena and the seventh All-Star hosted in the Los Angeles area.
Intuit Dome
The league is debuting a three-team U.S.-vs.-World setup: USA Stars, USA Stripes and Team World. Instead of one traditional full-length exhibition, Sunday will be a round-robin mini-tournament with four 12-minute games, and the top two teams will meet in a championship game. If all three clubs finish 1-1, point differential is the first tiebreaker. (NBA)
Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff (USA Stars), Spurs coach Mitch Johnson (USA Stripes) and Raptors coach Darko Rajaković (World) will be on the sidelines. The player pool features LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokić and Victor Wembanyama, while recent injury moves reshaped lineups: De’Aaron Fox replaced Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brandon Ingram replaced Stephen Curry, and Alperen Şengün replaced Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
All-Star Weekend runs Feb. 13–15, including the Celebrity Game and Rising Stars on Friday, followed by Saturday’s 3-point, Shooting Stars and Slam Dunk contests. The entertainment slate includes Ludacris on All-Star Saturday and a live “Roundball Rock” performance by John Tesh before Sunday’s game, with Brandy and Sarah McLachlan singing the U.S. and Canadian anthems, respectively.
After years of format experimentation, the NBA is framing 2026 as a competitiveness reset. If the new structure delivers intensity, this Inglewood edition could shape where All-Star goes next.
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