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| Date | February 18, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Staples Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | LeBron James (Team LeBron) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Fergie (American) Barenaked Ladies (Canadian) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Half time show | Pharrell Williams, Migos, N.E.R.D | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,801 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TNT, TBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Marv Albert, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, David Aldridge, and Kristen Ledlow Brent Barry, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Kenny Smith, Zach LaVine, and Dennis Scott (All-Star Saturday Night - Players Only) Kevin Harlan, Grant Hill, and Chris Webber (Rising Stars Challenge) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 18, 2018, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2017–18 season. It was the 67th edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. Team LeBron defeated Team Stephen, 148–145. LeBron James, namesake of Team LeBron, was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player for recording 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists; it was his third time winning the award since the 2008 All-Star Game. This was the sixth time that Los Angeles had hosted the NBA All-Star Game and the first time since 2011. The game was televised nationally by TNT for the 16th consecutive year, and simulcast on TBS for the 4th straight year.
Format change[]
On October 3, 2017, the NBA announced that the All-Star Game format would change from the traditional Eastern Conference versus Western Conference format, and would instead switch to a draft-style format, similar to the format used by the NHL All-Star Game from 2011 through 2015 and the NFL Pro Bowl from 2014 through 2016. The team captains were determined by the most votes received in their respective conference. Each team will pick a charity to play for, and the winning team will have money donated to their charity. The winning team will receive $100,000 for each player and the losing team $25,000 each.