INGLEWOOD (CNS) - The Intuit Dome in Inglewood, which will open in August as the new home of the Clippers, will host the NBA All-Star Game in 2026, the team and league officials announced Tuesday.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer made the announcement during a news conference at the under-construction arena just south of SoFi Stadium.
"It is such an honor for us to be able to host an All-Star Game, I can't even tell you," Ballmer said.
Ballmer said he was "giddy" when he heard there was even a possibility of the new Clippers arena hosting the All-Star Game, and "even giddier when the league told us" the news.
Silver noted that hosting the All-Star Game doesn't entail just one game on one day, but "there are events throughout the week."
Silver said he has visited basketball arenas around the world through his work with the NBA, but "I eagerly await the opportunity to see a Clippers game here in the Intuit Dome."
The Los Angeles area last played host to the NBA All-Star Game in 2018 at the then-Staples Center, now known as Crypto.com Arena.