The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have completed details for the March 7 All-Star Game in Atlanta, saying Thursday it will generate more than $2.5 million for historically Black colleges and COVID-19 relief efforts. “NBA All-Star in Atlanta will continue our annual tradition of celebrating the game and the greatest players in the world before a global audience,” Silver said. The game is bringing back the format that was used last year: a target score to end the game, something that will again pay tribute to Kobe Bryant. They will be unable to leave their hotels except for All-Star events, a mini-bubble concept that the NBA and the NBPA agreed upon in recent days. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Source: thestar February 18, 2021 18:11 UTC