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In the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players (known as the World team) will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games. The three teams will each have a minimum of eight players.
Here's where things stand in the NBA Gold Cup ahead of Friday's game. The knockout stage quarterfinals run from Dec. 9-10 with two games on each day. The semifinals will commence three days later on Saturday, Dec. 13 and the Finals will be on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
A dose of Portland Trail Blazers pregame intrigue arrived 30 minutes before tipoff Sunday, when acting coach Tiago Splitter announced that rookie Yang Hansen would make his first career NBA start. But the fascination faded fast at FedExForum.
Players, including Tyrese Haliburton, dislike the rule; the Indiana Pacers star called the threshold “stupid” after a Pacers practice in January 2024. A person familiar with the National Basketball Players Association’s (NBPA) plans will push to reduce the threshold in the next CBA, which will come after the 2029-30 season.