The NBA just can't settle on an All-Star format. The Elam Ending came and went. The East vs. West format has been axed twice now with a player draft held in between those two runs. This season, the NBA tried something new.

In a joint announcement Thursday with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the “exploration” of a new men’s basketball league in Europe. Silver and FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis met with reporters in the afternoon after briefing NBA owners at this week’s Board of Governors meetings.

The 2024-25 NBA regular season campaign is drawing to a close, with the postseason drawing near quickly. While there have been a lot of topics of discussion throughout the year, one topic commissioner Adam Silver frequently finds himself discussing is the NBA All-Star Game.