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11/09 15:52 CST NBA picks Miami for 2028 All-Star weekend, AP source says
NBA picks Miami for 2028 All-Star weekend, AP source says
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI (AP) --- The NBA is planning a Nov. 30 event to announce Miami as the
site of the 2028 All-Star weekend, a person with knowledge of the matter said
Monday.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Miami Heat chairman Micky Arison and other league
officials are expected at the event, said the person, who spoke to The
Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side announced any
details publicly.
Miami was picked by the league "several months ago," said the person, adding
that the Nov. 30 date is slightly fluid. But the biggest parts of the agreement
have been reached --- with a logo already approved and much of the logistical
planning well underway.
If LeBron James --- who signed a two-year contract with Philadelphia this past
offseason --- returns in 2027-28 for what would be a 25th and presumably final
season, it would mean his final All-Star weekend would be in Miami. James spent
four seasons with the Heat, winning the first two of his four championships.
It will be Miami's first time playing host to All-Star weekend since 1990. The
gap of nearly 40 years is largely because of schedule conflicts --- All-Star
weekend often has fallen at the same time as a massive boat show in Miami, and
the general belief was that there wasn't enough hotel and event space to
accommodate both events simultaneously.
Tentative plans call for some events in 2028 to be held at the University of
Miami's arena. That's not unusual: All-Star weekends have used multiple arenas
for some time.
This season's All-Star weekend is in Phoenix.
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