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| Date | February 19, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Vivint Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Salt Lake City | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jayson Tatum (Team Giannis) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Jully Black (Canadian) Jewel (American) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Burna Boy, Tems, and Rema | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TNT TBS (as all-star game) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Candace Parker, and Dennis Scott (All-Star Game, TNT) Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and Draymond Green (Inside the All-Star Game, TBS) Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Draymond Green, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal, and Adam Lefkoe (All-Star Saturday Night) Adam Lefkoe, Jamal Crawford, Candace Parker, and Stephanie Ready (Rising Stars Tournament) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition game played on February 19, 2023, during the National Basketball Association's 2022–23 season, held on the 30th anniversary of the first All-Star Game held in Salt Lake City in 1993. It was the 72nd edition of the event.[1] The game was hosted by the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena (later Delta Center), and was televised nationally by TNT for the 21st consecutive year.
The announcement of the site selection was made on October 23, 2019, at a press conference held by the NBA and the Jazz.[2][3][4]
Team Giannis defeated Team LeBron 184–175. It was Team Giannis' first All-Star Game victory, handing Team LeBron their first (and only) loss in such game. Jayson Tatum scored an All-Star Game record 55 points, and was named All-Star Game MVP. This also marked the last NBA All-Star Game using the format with the team captains' names on their teams, as the NBA announced the return to the East vs. West format in October 2023.[5]
Candace Parker became the first woman color commentator for any NBA All-Star Game with this game.[6]
- ^ "Salt Lake City to host 72nd All-Star game in 2023" (Press release).
- ^ "Utah Jazz to host NBA All-Star 2023". NBA.com (Press release).
- ^ Young, Jabari (October 24, 2019). "NBA All-Star Game returning to Utah in 2023". CNBC.
- ^ Miller, Ryan (October 23, 2019). "The Utah Jazz will host NBA All-Star Game in 2023". www.ksl.com.
- ^ "Classic format returns for 2024 NBA All-Star Game". NBA.com. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "NBA Mailbag: Submit your questions for Candace Parker". NBA.com.