The NBA made it official this Thursday that it will have its traditional All-Star this season and it will be on March 7 in Atlanta, with the format used in 2020 and a tribute to Kobe Bryant, and with the celebration on the same day of the dunk contests, triples and abilities.
The event, with donations of money for educational entities of the African American community (HBCUs) and support for the fight against COVID-19, will take place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, home of the Atlanta Hawks, in a party reduced to a single night, with the dunk contest at halftime of the All-Star game.
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced that they will direct more than $ 2.5 million in funds and resources to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and will provide support as well as additional talks on equity and access to COVID-19 care and vaccines.
The match will follow the same format as last year, with the teams competing to win each quarter and playing to a final score during the last non-timed period. That final goal will come from adding 24 points to the score of the team that leads after three quarters, in homage again to Kobe Bryant, NBA legend who died on January 26, 2020, for the ’24’ he visited in his Laker’s last 10 seasons.
The teams for the NBA All-Star Game will be determined through the NBA All-Star Draft, where the two captains of the team, the player with the most votes in each conference, will select their starters from the most voted group in each conference and make their choices. regardless of conference affiliation. The NBA All-Star starters will be announced this Thursday.
The NBA has put in place additional measures to complement anti-void protocols, with private trips and a ‘mini bubble’ within a single hotel for players and coaches, while there will be no activities for fans.
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