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INDIANAPOLIS: Indianapolis will host the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2024, the league said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), formally rescheduling plans for that city to be the site of the league’s mid-season exhibition this season.
Cleveland will host in 2022 and Salt Lake City will host in 2023, both sites and years previously announced. The next available spot on the league’s All-Star schedule was 2024, which now belongs to Indianapolis.
The league said “public health conditions prevented the Pacers, the NBA All-Star Game Hosts Committee and the NBA from properly planning and executing the fan-focused All-Star game activities in Indianapolis that were scheduled for this season. February”.
New dates for Indianapolis All-Star Weekend: February 16-18, 2024.
“While we are disappointed that the NBA All-Star Game will not take place in Indianapolis in 2021, we expect the Pacers and the city to host the game and surrounding events in 2024,” said the NBA commissioner. , Adam Silver.
The news had been expected for months. The league launched hotel blocks for what would have been the 2021 All-Star weekend in August and is in the process of finalizing a schedule for this season, which begins December 22.
The league said it plans to review the schedule for this season’s All-Star Game, and those plans have yet to be announced.
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