The NBA All-Star game is getting an overhaul. Paolo Uggetti, writing at The Ringer, describes the changes:
Instead of an East vs. West matchup, teams will be picked based on playground rules, with two captains selecting from the remaining pool of players, according to an announcement by the NBA on Tuesday.
The initial All-Star voting process will remain the same as last season: five players (two guards and three frontcourt players) from each conference will be selected by votes from fans, players, and media, and the remaining 14 players will be chosen by NBA head coaches. But now the top fan-vote-getters in each conference will be enlisted to choose, fantasy-draft style, who among the remaining 22 gets to play for which team.
Seems like a needed fix when most of the All-Stars are now in the western conference. Hopefully it makes the games a little more fun as well.