When Was The Nba All Star Game In Chicago?
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Find out when the NBA All-Star Game was in Chicago.
Chicago hosted the All-Star game in 1973
The 1973 NBA All-Star Game was held on January 20, 1973, at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois. This was the 23rd edition of the annual event. The West team defeated the East team 112–110. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Milwaukee Bucks was named as the game’s Most Valuable Player (MVP), becoming the first player in NBA history to win back-to-back MVP honors for the All-Star Game (he had also won in 1972).
The game was held at the Chicago Stadium
The National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game was held in Chicago, Illinois, on February 12, 1973. The game was held at the Chicago Stadium, home of the Chicago Bulls. The Eastern Conference team defeated the Western Conference team 115–108.
The All-Star game returned to Chicago in 1988
The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA), matching minimum total veteran star players from the league’s Eastern Conference against similar fan-elected starters from the Western Conference. All-Star Game starters are selected by a combination of fans, media, and current NBA players. Coaches vote to choose the reserves for each side, none of whom are chosen to start.
The All-Star game was first held in Boston in 1951. Chicago last hosted the event in 1988, when Michael Jordan took home MVP honors. The game will return to Chicago in 2020.
The game was held at the United Center
The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA), pitting a mix of the league’s star players from the Eastern Conference against their counterparts from the Western Conference. Each conference team consists of 12 players, making it 24 in total. It is traditionally held during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend.
