NBA All-Star Game: Date, teams, rosters, schedule, history & more

The NBA's annual All-Star Game is always one of the highlights of the season as the league's best players, as voted for by fans and the media alike, go head-to-head in exhibition matches and this year's offering promises to be no different when it comes to entertainment.

We have you covered with everything you need to know ahead of the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. 

Dates & times

The first contest at the NBA All-Star Game is set to commence at 22:00 GMT (14:00 local time) on Sunday 15th February, while the concluding championship game will start at 00:10 GMT (16:10 local time) on Monday 16th February.

Venue

The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will take place at the the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, the home of Los Angeles Clippers.

Schedule

Round-robin games

Sunday 15th February 2026

• USA Stars vs Team World - 22:00 GMT
• USA Stripes vs Winner of USA Stars/Team World - 22:55 GMT
• USA Stripes vs Loser of USA Stars/Team World - 23:25 GMT

Championship game

Monday 16th February 2026

• TBD vs TBD - 00:10 GMT

Rosters

Team USA Stars

• Scottie Barnes
• Devin Booker
• Cade Cunningham
• Jalen Duren
• Anthony Edwards
• Chet Holmgren
• Jalen Johnson
• Tyrese Maxey

Team USA Stripes

• Jaylen Brown
• Jalen Brunson
• Stephen Curry
• Kevin Durant
• LeBron James
• Kawhi Leonard
• Donovan Mitchell
• Norman Powell

Team World

• Giannis Antetokounmpo
• Deni Avdija
• Luka Dončić
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander* (injured, will not play)
• Nikola Jokić
• Jamal Murray
• Alperen Sengun
• Pascal Siakam
• Karl-Anthony Towns
• Victor Wembanyama

History

The 2026 All-Star Game will be the 75th in the NBA’s history, with the first having taken place at the Boston Garden in 1951.

The MLB had seen great success with their All-Star Game and the NBA followed suit with impressive results, drawing in an attendance of 10,094, much higher than that season’s average attendance of 3,500. 

The East vs West - the overall record reads 38-29 to the Eastern Conference - format from the 1951 All-Star Game was used for every edition until 2018, when the composition was changed to adopt a draft instead. 

The East vs West format was reintroduced in 2024 but that has since changed again, with a four-team composition marking the most radical change in the history of the All-Star Game in 2025.

This year's edition will consist of a round-robin format, featuring three times, with the top two performing teams competing in a championship game.