NBA All-Star Game: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The NBA All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted annually by the National Basketball Association (NBA), matching the league's star players from the Eastern Conference against their counterparts from the Western Conference. Each conference team consists of 12 players, making it 24 in total. It is the featured event of NBA All-Star Weekend. NBA All-Star Weekend is a three-day event which goes from Friday to Sunday. The All-Star game was first staged at the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. The starting line-up for each squad is selected by a fan ballot, while the reserves are chosen by a vote among the head coaches from each squad's respective conference. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players. If a selected player is injured and cannot participate, the NBA commissioner selects a replacement. The head coach of the team with the best record in each conference is chosen to lead their respective conference in the All-Star Game, with a prohibition against repeat appearances. Known as the "Riley Rule", it was created after perennially successful Los Angeles Lakers head coach Pat Riley earned the right to coach the Western Conference team eight times in nine seasons between 1982 and 1990. The coach of the team with the next best record serves instead.

Series details

• Title: NBA All-Star Game
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1951-03-02
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 161 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 2.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 13052

Cast and credited roles

• Reggie Miller — Analyst
• Kevin Harlan — Play-By-Play Announcer
• Brian Anderson — Play-by-Play Voice
• Allie Laforce — Sideline Reporter
• Noah Eagle — Play-by-Play Commentator
• Jamal Crawford — Analyst
• Zora Stephenson — Courtside Reporter
• Ashley ShahAhmadi — Courtside Reporter
• Candace Parker — Commentator
• Kenny Smith — Commentator
• Kevin Harlan — Commentator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1951: premiered 1951-03-02; final listed air date 1951-03-02.
• Season 1959: premiered 1959-01-23; final listed air date 1959-01-23; episode order: 1.
• Season 1987: premiered 1987-02-08; final listed air date 1987-02-08; episode order: 1.
• Season 2000: premiered 2000-02-13; final listed air date 2000-02-13.
• Season 2001: premiered 2001-02-11; final listed air date 2001-02-11.
• Season 2002: premiered 2002-02-10; final listed air date 2002-02-10.
• Season 2003: premiered 2003-02-09; final listed air date 2003-02-09.
• Season 2004: premiered 2004-02-15; final listed air date 2004-02-15.
• Season 2005: premiered 2005-02-20; final listed air date 2005-02-20.
• Season 2006: premiered 2006-02-19; final listed air date 2006-02-19.
• Season 2007: premiered 2007-02-18; final listed air date 2007-02-18.
• Season 2008: premiered 2008-02-17; final listed air date 2008-02-17.
• Season 2009: premiered 2009-02-15; final listed air date 2009-02-15.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-02-14; final listed air date 2010-02-14.
• Season 2011: premiered 2011-02-20; final listed air date 2011-02-20.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-02-26; final listed air date 2012-02-26.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-02-17; final listed air date 2013-02-17.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-02-16; final listed air date 2014-02-16.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-02-15; final listed air date 2015-02-15.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-02-14; final listed air date 2016-02-14; episode order: 1.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-02-19; final listed air date 2017-02-19; episode order: 1.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-02-18; final listed air date 2018-02-18.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-02-17; final listed air date 2019-02-17.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-02-16; final listed air date 2020-02-16.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-03-07; final listed air date 2021-03-07.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-02-20; final listed air date 2022-02-20; episode order: 1.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-02-19; final listed air date 2023-02-19; episode order: 1.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-02-18; final listed air date 2024-02-18; episode order: 1.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-02-16; final listed air date 2025-02-16; episode order: 1.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-02-15; final listed air date 2026-02-15; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

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