Now that the Boston Celtics have faced a 12-year drought returning to the NBA Finals, the team is now looking to stop a much longer drought. The Celtics are reportedly preparing to apply to be a future host of the NBA All-Star Game, an event they haven’t hosted for nearly 60 years. When asked about Boston’s candidacy ahead of Game 1 of Thursday’s NBA Finals, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he encourages a nomination from the Celtics. “It is a wonderful city. Of course, we “I’ll be there soon,” said Silver. Former Celtics owner Walter A. Brown is one of the people credited with the idea of an NBA All-Star Game. In fact, Boston Garden hosted the first two All-Star Games (1951, ’52) and hosted four of the first 14 editions of the showcase event. Boston, however, last hosted the NBA All-Star Game in 1964. TD Garden, which opened in 1995 to replace the Boston Garden, is yet to host the event. Silver said about 10 years ago, the NBA didn’t get many requests to host the All-Star Game. He became an underdog having All-Star Games for whatever reason and now they’re back, ”said Silver. “I have a long list of NBA cities that would like to have All-Star – it’s not even a game anymore. It’s not even a weekend. It’s a week of activity “. For us, we only have that as our neutral-site event, which is where the league can host guests from all over the world and has a lot of tickets, ”added Silver. “We’re looking for tickets here like everyone else in San Francisco and we’ll be in Boston, so it’s a great opportunity for us. And also, we like it as a week to draw the world’s attention to basketball ”. The 2023 NBA All-Star Game will be held at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, while Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will host All-Star Game 2024.
Now that the Boston Celtics have ended a 12-year drought by returning to the NBA Finals, the team is now looking to stop a much longer drought.
The Celtics are reportedly preparing to apply to be a future host of the NBA All-Star Game, an event they haven’t hosted for nearly 60 years.
Asked about Boston’s question ahead of Game 1 of Thursday’s NBA Finals, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he encourages a question from the Celtics.
“It is a wonderful city. Of course, we’ll be there soon, ”said Silver.
Former Celtics owner Walter A. Brown is one of the people credited with the idea of an NBA All-Star Game. In fact, Boston Garden hosted the first two All-Star Games (1951, ’52) and hosted four of the first 14 editions of the showcase event.
Boston, however, last hosted the NBA All-Star Game in 1964. The TD Garden, which opened in 1995 to replace the Boston Garden, has not yet hosted the event.
Silver said about 10 years ago, the NBA didn’t get many requests to host the All-Star Game.
“It became unfavorable to have All-Star Games for whatever reason and now they’re back,” said Silver. “I have a long list of NBA cities that would like to have All-Star – it’s not even a game anymore. It’s not even a weekend. It’s a week of activity.
“For us, we only have that as our event on the neutral site, which means the league can host guests from all over the world and has a lot of tickets,” added Silver. “We’re looking for tickets here like everyone else in San Francisco and we’ll be in Boston, so it’s a great opportunity for us. And also, we love this week for drawing the world’s attention to basketball. ”
The 2023 NBA All-Star Game will be held at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, while Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will host the 2024 All-Star Game.
