Overview
- San Antonio’s De’Aaron Fox was named by Adam Silver to replace Giannis Antetokounmpo, who will miss the showcase with a right calf strain.
- Fox joins USA Stripes, and Miami’s Norman Powell was reassigned to Team World based on his Jamaican ties to maintain international representation.
- Toronto’s Brandon Ingram was previously added to USA Stripes in place of Stephen Curry, who is out with patellofemoral pain syndrome and is targeting a post-break return on Feb. 19.
- The 2026 event debuts a three-team format—USA Stars, USA Stripes and Team World—playing a round-robin of four 12-minute games, with the top two advancing to a final at the Intuit Dome on Feb. 15 (5 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock).
- Team World had already replaced injured starter Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with Alperen Şengün, underscoring the league’s commissioner-driven roster adjustments under the new format.