NBA All-Star Game

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The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.

Aliases (9)

NBA All-Star ×15
NBA All-Star selection ×6
NBA All-Star 2003 ×1
NBA All-Star 2005 ×1
NBA All-Star Game (in certain years) ×1
NBA All-Star Game 2005 ×1
NBA All-Star Game 2009 ×1
NBA All-Star Game Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis ×1
NBA midseason classic ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual sporting event → basketball all-star game → exhibition basketball game →
alsoKnownAs	NBA All-Star → NBA midseason classic →
audience	global television audience →
broadcastOn	ESPN Radio → TBS → TNT →
competitionLevel	professional →
country	United States →
firstEditionCity	Boston →
firstEditionCountry	United States →
firstEditionLocation	Boston Garden →
frequency	annual →
gameType	exhibition →
gender	men →
governingBody	NBA Board of Governors →
hasAward	NBA All-Star Game MVP Award →
hasOfficialBall	Spalding basketball (historical) → Wilson basketball →
hasPart	All-Star Saturday Night → NBA All-Star Celebrity Game → NBA All-Star Weekend → NBA Skills Challenge → NBA Slam Dunk Contest → NBA Three-Point Contest → Rising Stars Challenge →
inception	1951 →
league	National Basketball Association →
numberOfTeams	2 →
organizer	NBA → National Basketball Association →
participantSelectionMethod	coach selection → fan voting → media voting → player voting →
region	North America →
relatedTo	NBA playoffs → NBA regular season →
scoringStyle	high scoring →
sponsorType	corporate sponsors →
sport	basketball →
teamFormatHistory	Eastern Conference vs Western Conference → Team captain draft format → return to East vs West format in 2024 →
ticketType	paid admission →
typicalDate	February →
typicalRuleModification	experimental formats in some years → reduced defensive intensity →
venueType	indoor arena →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allan Houston ("NBA All-Star") → Danny Granger ("NBA All-Star") → Dwight Howard ("NBA All-Star selection") → Earl Monroe ("NBA All-Star selection") → George Mikan ("NBA All-Star") → James Harden ("NBA All-Star selection") → John Wall ("NBA All-Star") → Kawhi Leonard ("NBA All-Star selection") → Phil Chenier ("NBA All-Star selection") → Rajon Rondo ("NBA All-Star") → Rajon Rondo ("NBA All-Star") → Willis Reed ("NBA All-Star") →	awardReceived
Artis Gilmore ("NBA All-Star") → Derrick Rose ("NBA All-Star") → Robert Parish ("NBA All-Star") → Terry Porter ("NBA All-Star") → Zydrunas Ilgauskas ("NBA All-Star 2003") → Zydrunas Ilgauskas ("NBA All-Star 2005") →	allStarSelection
Dwight Howard → John Wall → Rashard Lewis ("NBA All-Star Game 2005") → Rashard Lewis ("NBA All-Star Game 2009") →	participatedIn
All-NBA First Team → All-NBA Third Team → WNBA All-Star selection ("NBA All-Star selection") →	relatedTo
Damian Lillard ("NBA All-Star") → Walt Frazier ("NBA All-Star") →	AllStarSelection
NBA All-Star Game ("NBA All-Star") → NBA All-Star Game ("NBA midseason classic") →	alsoKnownAs
Inside the NBA → NBA.com →	coversCompetition
Chris Bosh → Jo Jo White →	selectedTo
National Basketball Association →	allStarEvent
Shawn Kemp →	allStarGame
NBA on TNT ("NBA All-Star Game (in certain years)") →	alsoBroadcasts
Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award →	event
Team LeBron players wore number 2 jerseys in honor of Gianna Bryant ("NBA All-Star Game Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis") →	gameFormat
NBA All-Defensive Team →	isRelatedTo
Team LeBron players wore number 2 jerseys in honor of Gianna Bryant →	occasion
NBA Awards →	timePeriod
Elam Ending →	usedIn
Moses Malone ("NBA All-Star") →	wonAward