Kendra Andrews, ESPN
The NBA All-Famous person Recreation goes again to its fresh structure this season in Indianapolis, the league introduced Wednesday.
The sport, which can snatch park on Feb. 18 on the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, will quality an Japanese Convention crew and a Western Convention crew, comprising 12 gamers from each and every convention.
This variation will finish the All-Famous person draft that has taken park for the presen six seasons, and crew captains might be aspiring thru fan balloting of the 5 starters on each and every crew.
“The theme this year is ‘Back to basketball,'” NBA commissioner Adam Silver instructed journalists Wednesday.
There can even now not be a goal ranking within the fourth quarter, with the sport turning back a normal 12-minute, four-quarter game.
“We’re looking at some potential changes in format,” Silver mentioned on ESPN’s “First Take” latter moment. “Maybe a return to something more traditional in terms of how the teams are presented.”
“A lot of it comes down to reinforcing with our players and our teams how important this is for the fans. … We don’t expect playoff intensity. But we expect a competitive game for our fans,” he added.
