2021 NBA All-Star Game

The 2021 NBA All-Star Game is an exhibition basketball game that is scheduled to be played during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2020–21 season. The game will be hosted at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, home of the Atlanta Hawks. The NBA and NBA Players Association announced on February 4 that the game had been relocated from its original location of Indianapolis, which will host the 2024 NBA All-Star Game instead. This is the third time that Atlanta will host the All-Star Game, and the first time since 2003. The game will be televised nationally by TNT for the 19th consecutive year.[1]

2021 NBA All-Star Game
DateMarch 7, 2021
ArenaState Farm Arena
CityAtlanta, Georgia
NetworkTNT
TBS
AnnouncersMarv Albert and Reggie Miller
NBA All-Star Game
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History

On December 13, 2017, at a press conference held by the Indiana Pacers, it was announced that the 2021 NBA All-Star Game would be hosted at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. In attendance at the announcement was NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Pacers owner Herb Simon, Governor Eric Holcomb and Mayor Joe Hogsett. The team had submitted its bid for the game in grand fashion with then team president and NBA legend Larry Bird delivering the bid in an Indy car.[2]

On November 25, 2020, the NBA announced that the All Star Game would be postponed due to NBA schedule changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and schedule conflicts with the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Silver confirmed that Indianapolis will instead host the 2024 NBA All-Star Game.[3][4] On February 4, 2021, the NBA and the NBA Players Association announced the 2021 All-Star Game had been relocated to State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Atlanta Hawks.[1]

Events

The event had been in the planning stage for almost a year. Other events scheduled for that weekend included the:

Additional events including a celebrity game and practices open to the public will be held at the adjacent Indiana Convention Center. The City of Indianapolis hoped to see an 8-figure ($10,000,000) economic impact surrounding the game.[2]

References
  1. "NBA NBAP Agree To Hold 2021 NBA All Star Game In Atlanta On March 7". CBSSports.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. Brown, Clifton; Newell, Nat; Briggs, James (December 13, 2017). "Pacers to host 2021 NBA All-Star game". Indy Star. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. McCleary, Michael (November 25, 2020). "Indianapolis, Pacers awarded 2024 NBA All-Star game with 2021 cancellation". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  4. Wells, Adam (November 25, 2020). "NBA Postpones 2021 All-Star Weekend; Indianapolis to Host in 2024". Bleacher Report.


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