00:00Well, the NBA might have found its new All-Star format, as ESPN's Sham Shararnia is saying that
00:05the 2026 game could see a tournament of three eight-player teams, two USA teams, and one
00:11world team playing each other in a 12-minute quarter game. Now, Sham says the NBA and the
00:16Players Union presented that format to the league's competition committee to a mostly positive
00:21response. The NBA has been trying to find new ways to increase viewership of the All-Star game
00:26that, after last year's four-team single elimination tournament, drew some pretty mixed reviews.
00:31So I think the NBA was like, why not take a page out of the NHL's book because their Four
00:35Nations format really outrated some regular season games for the NHL.
00:40Yes, exactly. And especially because the NBA is an international league. Think of a world
00:45team of Jokic, Giannis, Wembe, Luka Doncic. That is what people want to watch. And to your
00:52point about the Four Nations tournament, that is, that outrated everything during the regular
00:57season and it got politicians from President Trump involved in everything. So I think that
01:02this is a smart move, to your point, also during the Olympics. I think that'll help.
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