<Table> <Tr> <Td> <2017 </Td> <Td> 2019> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <2017 </Td> <Td> 2019> </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2018 NBA All - Star Game will be the 67th edition and is an exhibition basketball game that will be played on February 18, 2018 . It will be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers . In an announcement on March 22, 2016, it will be the sixth time that Los Angeles will host the All - Star Game and the first time since 2011 . The game will be televised nationally by TNT for the 16th consecutive year . </P> <P> On October 3, 2017, the NBA announced that the format would change from the traditional Eastern Conference versus Western Conference format, and would instead switch to a draft - style format . The team captains will be determined by the most votes received in their respective conference . Each team will pick a charity to play for, and the winning team will have money donated to their charity . </P>

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