The NBA have officially unveiled the new all-star format for this year's All-Star Game after rumors of it swirling a few weeks back.

The 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend is set to happen in the San Francisco Bay Area, home of the Golden State Warriors.

The traditional all-star game format will now be replaced and will feature a mini-tournament – similar to a pick-up game – with 4 teams each. 3 teams will be featuring the 24 NBA All-Star selections (12 from each conference) composed of 8 players each. The 4th team will be the Castrol Rising Stars champion, consisting of the best young and upcoming talents in the league today.

The 3 NBA All-Star teams will be drafted by team GMs Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith. Their teams will then be named Team Charles, Team Shaq, and Team Kenny respectively. Candace Parker will be the GM of the Team Candace, the Castrol Rising Stars Champions.

The NBA All-Star Draft for Team Charles, Team Shaq, and Team Kenny will be broadcasted live on February 6, Thursday, on TNT.

The Mini-Tournament will be composed of 3 games; 2 teams will meet in 1 semifinal game and the remaining two teams will meet in the other semifinal game. The two winning teams will meet in the championship game.

For each game, the winner will be the first team to reach or surpass 40 points. Similar to the Rising Stars format over the past few years, there will be no time limit.

The NBA 2025 All-Star Game/Mini-Tournament will be on February 16, 8 P.M ET on TNT.