The NBA is considering changing the format of its ratings-needy All-Star weekend to an international competition, league commissioner Adam Silver and president of league operations Byron Spruell said Monday.
“Our All-Star Game will return to NBC next season in the middle of their coverage of the Winter Olympics," the commissioner told The Athletic on Monday night. "Given the strong interest we’ve seen in international basketball competitions, most recently in last summer’s Olympics in Paris, we’re discussing concepts with the players’ association that focus on NBA players representing their countries or regions instead of the more traditional formats that we’ve used in the past.”
