After years of being the butt of jokes, NBA commissioner Adam Silver finally produced a winning product for the NBA All-Star game. The league scrapped the boring East vs. West and captains’ pick ...

The 2026 NBA All-Star Game averaged 8.8 million viewers on multiple networks, the largest NBA All-Star audience since 2011 NBA.com media reports Anthony Edwards was named MVP of the 2026 NBA All-Star ...

Peacock and Telemundo also broadcast Sunday’s USA vs. World matchup. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor NBC’s first telecast of the NBA All-Star Game since 2002 brought in strong ratings.

The new round-robin format for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game was an instant hit. Team USA Stars, featuring event MVP Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Maxey and Cade Cunningham, emerged victorious after routing ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The world's best basketball players participated in what could've been the most unusual game of their careers Sunday, in a generally well-received mini-tournament that included ...

The league struck on the right recipe to make the event competitive for the first time in a long time. The NBA's new All-Star round-robin format sparked renewed excitement and competitive play.

The 2026 NBA All-Star Game was a wild success — up until it wasn’t. The NBA’s new World vs USA vs USA format gave birth to one of the most competitive All-Star Games in the last decade, right up until ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- After the first contest of the 2026 NBA All-Star Game-- which featured a brand new format with two USA teams and one World team -- ended, Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was ...

The NBA’s new All-Star Game format, at least on paper, was a big success. About 8.8 million viewers tuned in to watch the All-Star Game this past weekend, NBC announced Monday afternoon. While that’s ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The biggest winner at the 2026 NBA All-Star Game was not Anthony Edwards or the young USA Stars team. It was the fans. For the first time in too long, we got a competitive All-Star ...

The NBA put a new All-Star Game format on display Sunday night and it went ... surprisingly well. Three All-Star teams competed for the crown in a USA vs. World format with two American teams and one ...

From the first minutes of action, the NBA All-Star tournament seemed to be a roaring success. Defense was at a premium. The short 12-minute mini-game format made sure that each contest would be close.