Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic lead in first round of All-Star Game fan voting

Key Highlights

• Fans vote for five starters — with no regard to position — and those votes (combined with player and media votes) will pick the starters for the game Feb.
• 15 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., the home of the LA Clippers. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter the 10 starters are named, a vote of the coaches selects the seven reserves from each conference. That sets the 24 All-Star players headed to Southern California. All-Star Game formatThe timing could not be better for the NBA All-Star Game to return to NBC and debut on Peacock — the 2026 game lands right in the middle of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
• That set up perfectly for the first-of-its-kind All-Star Game pitting the best of the USA vs.
• the NBA's deep international talent pool. The 24 All-Star players will be divided into three teams — two USA teams and one world team — that will compete in a round-robin tournament of four 12-minute games.
• Each of the three teams will have a minimum of eight players (if the USA or World teams are short on players, the league office will select one or more players to reach the required number). AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAt the end of the round-robin, the two top teams will play a championship game (the fourth 12-minute game of the day) for the title. How to Watch the NBA on NBC and PeacockPeacock NBA Monday will stream up to three Monday night games each week throughout the regular season.