All articles tagged with #2026 all star
In the 75th NBA All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome, the debut USA vs. World format delivered drama as Victor Wembanyama shone for World and Kawhi Leonard exploded for 31 in Game 3, but Team Stars dominated the Championship to beat Team Stripes 47-21, with Anthony Edwards earning Kia NBA All-Star MVP after totaling 32 points across three games.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver used All-Star Saturday to acknowledge rising tanking concerns and hint at potential changes to the draft lottery, note fines for teams that rested players, and discuss expansion prospects to 32 teams with possible new markets like Seattle and Las Vegas. He also touched on the Clippers salary-cap investigation and ongoing gambling probes, referenced near-term WNBA bargaining, and said NBA Europe is on track for a 2027-28 start with arena infrastructure plans.
The NBA announced the four competitors for the 2026 AT&T Slam Dunk Contest at Intuit Dome on All-Star Saturday (Feb. 14): Carter Bryant (Spurs), Jaxson Hayes (Lakers), Keshad Johnson (Heat) and Jase Richardson (Magic). Bryant and Richardson are rookies, with Richardson also being the son of former Slam Dunk champions Jason Richardson. The event uses a two-round format, with two dunks in the first round and two in the final, televised on NBC and Peacock.
LeBron James overcame an injury-plagued start due to sciatic pain to earn a Western Conference reserve spot for his NBA-record 22nd straight All-Star appearance, continuing his remarkable run into a 23rd season.