"For the first time the All-Star Game will become a four-game tournament between three teams - two with eight players each from the U.S. and one with nine international players. The top five vote-getters (50% fan voting, 25% NBA player voting and 25% media voting) in each conference qualified for the game while reserves were selected by NBA coaches. Since there was an imbalance of foreign players, Kawhi Leonard was added to a U.S. team."
"Showing their skills When: Saturday, 2 p.m. Where: Intuit Dome The skills challenge is out this year, replaced by the shooting stars competition, which features four teams of three players. The shooting stars was last featured during All-Star Weekend in 2015. It's a two-round format, with the top two teams advancing to the final. Teams have 70 seconds"
The 75th NBA All-Star Weekend takes place at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, with the All-Star Game scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. The All-Star Game becomes a four-game tournament featuring three teams: two U.S. teams and one international team, with 12-minute games and a point-differential tiebreaker if necessary. Starters were chosen by combined fan, player and media voting while coaches selected reserves. Rosters include top NBA names across the three teams, and Kawhi Leonard was added to a U.S. team to address international-player imbalance. The Skills Challenge is replaced by the Shooting Stars competition, a two-round, 70-second format with four teams.
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