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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tim Reynolds

How the All-Star Game works: A breakdown of the NBA's new format

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The NBA All-Stars have been selected. Next up: Assigning them to teams.

The 10 players designated as starters were announced on Jan. 23, the remaining 14 players designated as reserves were revealed Thursday — and now, those 24 players will be drafted onto eight-player teams for the games that will be played on Feb. 16 in San Francisco.

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