(Inglewood) The NBA will host its All-Star Game in 2026 at the new home of the Los Angeles Clippers, which is expected to open in time for the 2024-25 season.
Owner Steve Ballmer attended the press conference held Tuesday inside the Intuit Dome in Inglewood. The amphitheater, financed by the private sector, will host the Clippers’ commercial and sporting operations, and could also host other major events.
And the first will be the NBA All-Star Game weekend.
The event will return to Southern California for the first time since 2018, when it was hosted in downtown Los Angeles at the amphitheater that was formerly called the Staples Center.
Indianapolis will host the annual classic next month, and San Francisco will host the event in 2025 at Chase Center, the home of the Golden State Warriors which opened in 2019.