The 2019 NBA All-Star Game was the 68th edition of the exhibition basketball game played on February 17, 2019. This was the time which the format wasn’t East/West. The game was held in the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, home of the Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte was declared as host May 24, 2017. This is the second time that Charlotte hosted the All-Star Game; the very first time was in 1991, at the Hornets’ previous residence stadium Charlotte Coliseum. The game was likely to be played in Charlotte in 2017, but has been transferred to New Orleans due to controversy surrounding the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act. The match was televised by TNT for its 17th straight season, also was also simulcast on TBS in certain markets.
Both teams have been coached from their respective conference. Mike Budenholzer, coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, was named as the head trainer for Team Giannis. Michael Malone, coach of the Denver Nuggets, was named as the head trainer for Team LeBron. It marks the first time since the 2008 NBA All-Star Game where the two trainers did not have a playoff berth during the previous season
On February 1, 2019, Commissioner Adam Silver named Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki as special team roster improvements for the game, citing their contributions to the game. They were chosen in the last round of the 2019 All-Star Draft, making each roster include 13 players.

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