It’s the big night ! Like every year, the NBA has reserved a special evening for us this month of February: the traditional All-Star Game, which marks its 73rd anniversary in 2024, just that. After having made some experiments in previous years, the famous American league has decided to return to a more traditional format, both on the the match and the selection of players… SFR Actus tells you everything you need to know about this long-awaited “star match”!
No rest for the brave on the NBA floors. While the regular season quietly continues its course, the sacrosanct basketball league will mark a small break this night to make way for an unmissable annual event, most awaited by fans around the world : the traditional All-Star Game. A gala match, which does not count for the season since – as its name suggests – it brings together the biggest stars among all the franchises on the same field, for charitable purposes. A “match of the stars” therefore, which by its nature always promises a great spectacle.
For its 73rd edition, the All-Star Game will (again) change format. Yes, fans are aware that the NBA is experimenting somewhat with this event, which we have seen evolve over the past few years. But this year, it’s a return to basics that awaits us on the floor of Indianapolis, where this 2024 All-Star Game will take place on the night of this Sunday February 18 to Monday February 19. Here is all you need to know.
What format for this 2024 NBA All-Star Game?
Remember, since 2018, the two All-Star Game teams were made up of their respective captains, themselves appointed by a public vote. Result: we often obtained the same posters, with in any case always a “Team LeBron” since the King was, unsurprisingly, systematically named captain over the last 6 editions. Facing him, there was a little more change, with Steph Curry first, then Kevin Durant twice and Giannis Antetokounmpo three times. But for this 73rd edition of the All-Star Game, the NBA has decided to return to the old model: Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference.
We will return a little later to what this implies in terms of team formation, but before that, a word on the progress of the match, which also returns to a more classic format this year. If you are an absolute NBA fan, you will have noticed that the last All-Star Games had put in place a rule specific to the event: the Elam Ending. Arriving in 2020, this format could completely change the scenario of the match since it no longer stopped at the buzzer… The last quarter was in fact no longer timed, replaced by a score objective set at the end of the 3rd quarter (24 points added to those of the team leading the score, in tribute to Kobe Bryant). But you can forget this little specificity, this 2024 All-Star Game will take place (again) like a traditional NBA match, in four 12-minute quarters.
Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference: which players are playing in the 2024 All-Star Game?
Let’s return to the composition of the two teams. The ten starters, i.e. the starting five on each side, are always selected after a vote of the public (50%), players (25%) and media (25 %). The difference compared to previous editions is that we skip the selection process by the designated captains – a format which allowed the players to really get involved. diaper. For this 73rd edition of the All-Star Game, as was the case historically, the players having won the most votes are simply grouped together in their respective conferences. The replacements are, for their part, always appointed by the NBA coaches, who obviously do not have the right to vote for players within their own franchise.
Here is the line-up for the 2024 edition of the famous NBA All-Star Game:
Eastern Conference
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers, forfait)
- Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers)
- Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
Replacements: Bam Adebayo, Paolo Banchero, Scottie Barnes, Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Tyrese Maxey, Donovan Mitchell, Trae Young.
Western Conference
- Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)
- Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
Remplaçants : Devin Booker, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Anthony Edwards, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Karl-Anthony Towns.
At what time and on which channel can you watch the 2024 NBA All-Star Game?
This is probably the most important information to know. How can you follow the long-awaited all-star match from the small French screen, when it takes place this year in the home of the Indiana Pacers, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis? As always, it is the beIN SPORTS channel, as the official broadcaster of the NBA in France, which will broadcast the All-Star Game on the night of this Sunday, February 18 to Monday, February 19, 2024. Yes, the fans are used to it, we will have to sacrifice a few hours of sleep to be able to follow this Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference confrontation live, starting at 2 a.m….
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Source : NBA
2024-02-18 18:02:17
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