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With an eye toward increased competitiveness in
the exhibition game, the NBA and the players' union are
considering that change and possibly others in the next
collective bargaining agreement, The Athletic reported on
Friday.
The
league's Board of Governors and general managers have talked of
scrapping the current format, which has two players drafting
teams of All-Stars for the game, regardless of the players'
conference. Changes are possible for the 2023-24 season, per the
Athletic.
The game featured All-Stars from the Eastern and Western
conferences until 2018. A format tweak in 2020, known as the
Elam ending, had the fourth quarter played without a game clock,
but with a set target score. The first team to reach that point
total was the winner.
This year's All-Star Game was the first in which the captains
chose sides just before tipoff. In previous incarnations under
the captain-selecting format, the teams were determined well in
advance of game day.
--Field Level Media
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