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NBA Unveils Three-Team All-Star Format as LeBron, Curry and Durant Join Forces on USA Stripes

The league released complete U.S. vs. World rosters for a round-robin of 12-minute games at the Intuit Dome on Feb. 15 with NBC/Peacock coverage.

Overview

  • Kawhi Leonard was added shortly before the announcement, a move that pushed Karl-Anthony Towns onto the World roster.
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo appears on the World team but is likely to miss the weekend because of injury.
  • USA rosters are split by age into Stars (younger) and Stripes (veterans), placing LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant together on USA Stripes.
  • The event opens with USA Stars vs. World, followed by two USA Stripes games to complete the round-robin, then a final between the top two teams with point differential as the tiebreaker.
  • Mitch Johnson coaches USA Stripes, J. B. Bickerstaff leads USA Stars, and Darko Rajakovic guides the World squad.