2019 NBA All-Star Game
The 2019 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 17, 2019, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2018–19 season. It was the 68th edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the home of the Charlotte Hornets. Team LeBron defeated Team Giannis, 178–164. This was the second time that the NBA All-Star Game format was not Eastern Conference versus Western Conference. Charlotte was announced as host on May 24, 2017. This was the second time that Charlotte hosted the All-Star Game; the first time was in 1991, at the Hornets' previous home arena Charlotte Coliseum.
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| Date | February 17, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Spectrum Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Charlotte | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kevin Durant (Team LeBron) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Anthony Hamilton (American) Carly Rae Jepsen (Canadian) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | J. Cole | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TNT, TBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Marv Albert, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, and Kristen Ledlow (All-Star Game – TNT) Greg Anthony, Kevin Garnett, Charles Barkley, and Dennis Scott (All Star Game Players Only – TBS) Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Kenny Smith, Donovan Mitchell, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Allie LaForce (All-Star Saturday Night) Adam Lefkoe, Danny Green, Frank Kaminsky, and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (Rising Stars Challenge) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Charlotte was originally selected to host the 2017 All-Star Game, but it was moved to New Orleans that year because of controversy surrounding North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act. The 2019 game was televised by TNT for the 17th straight year, while a special “Players Only” alternate telecast was aired on TBS.