2026 NBA All-Star Game to be played at LA Clippers' new arena

The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be held at the LA Clippers' new Inglewood arena, the Intuit Dome, according to officials.

The announcement was made by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Inglewood Mayor James Butts and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

"It is such an honor for us to be able to host an All-Star Game, I can't even tell you," Ballmer said. " I was giddy when I heard it was possible, and even giddier when the league told us that we'd have the All-Star Game here." 

Silver said the All-Star Game is more than just a single game. "People in LA are familiar with our All-Star festivities," he said. "These games are distributed in more than 200 countries. It's not just the All-Star Game itself. There are events throughout the week."

Silver said he is anxious to see the Intuit Dome in action, stating that the building plans are top of the line throughout, including "technology that is unmatched in any facility I've ever seen."

"I can just say that having been, I think, to pretty much every basketball arena in the world over the course of my many years at the NBA, I eagerly await the first opportunity to see a Clippers game here in this fantastic Intuit Dome," he said. "And of course, all NBA fans are eager to see an NBA All-Star Game here." 

The Clippers will move into the Intuit Dome beginning with the 2024-25 season after sharing an arena with the Lakers since 1999.  

Los Angeles last played host to the NBA All-Star Game in 2018 at the Staples Center, which is now known as Crypto.com Arena.

LA is also the host city for the 2026 World Cup and the Summer Olympics in 2028.