Indianapolis just wrapped up a flashy NBA All-Star weekend, putting the next host city, San Francisco, on the clock. With the 2024 games now a dunk in the past, eyes are turning to the upcoming venues announced by the NBA. According to the NBA, the Chase Center in San Francisco will roll out the red carpet for the 2025 All-Star Game, while Los Angeles will grab the torch in 2026 when the new Intuit Dome hosts the event.
While San Antonio waits in the wings, hoping to snag a future All-Star slot, the city must first meet a slam dunk of "significant" requirements. A report via The Oklahoman indicates that San Antonio's hotel availability and convention center size currently fall short of NBA expectations. Within the bounds of these specifications, San Antonio is dribbling behind with only 535 hotels, a convention center short of the 650,000 square feet mark, and an airport that may not have enough nonstop flights, according to an article by KENS5.
Meanwhile, the NBA All-Star landscape is already taking shape for the mid-2020s. The Golden State Warriors' abode, Chase Center, is set to pull in the NBA elites in 2025 with a suite of signature events sprinkled throughout the Bay Area, as the basketball institution zeroes in on venues that can deliver the full-court press of entertainment and logistics. San Fran has not played host to the big show since 2000 at Oakland Arena and before that, in 1967 at the Cow Palace in Daly City.
Los Angeles is waiting in the wings to dunk the 75th All-Star Game into the hoop with the newly minted-Intuit Dome. The City of Angels is no stranger to the event, having hosted it six times previously, including the most recent L.A. showcase in 2018. Fans are promised a multi-venue fest across Inglewood and L.A., including the Kia Forum and the Los Angeles Convention Center, which will feature a bevy of basketball entertainment. It has yet to be determined if San Antonio will step up—until then, they can only watch and learn.
The last time the Spurs' city hosted the event was in 1996, a historical moment for the NBA with Michael Jordan's first game back from retirement. While local veterans of the court like David Robinson and Sean Elliott once dressed for glory in '96.
