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Voting for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game will officially tip off nearly a week before Christmas Day.
The NBA announced Thursday that voting for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game will begin at Noon ET on Dec. 17 and conclude on Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Fans with an NBA ID may submit one ballot each day via the NBA App and NBA.com. Additionally, there will be “3-for-1 days” for voting, in which votes count three times, on Dec. 21, Dec. 25, Dec. 30, Jan. 7 and Jan. 14.
#NBAAllStar Voting will tip off on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 12 p.m. ET and conclude on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Fans will have the opportunity to vote for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game starters via the NBA App and https://t.co/RiEezZ9Qpf with their NBA ID. pic.twitter.com/Nuvrx6x7he
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) December 11, 2025
NBC/Peacock will present the league’s annual midseason showcase on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. ET at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
The 2026 All-Star Game will feature a new format in which two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players (known as the World team). Those teams will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games. The three teams will each have a minimum of eight players.
As in the past, 24 NBA All-Stars (12 from each conference) will be selected as follows: The five players honored as starters from each conference will be selected by fans (50% of the vote), current NBA players (25%) and a media panel (25%), and the seven players honored as reserves from each conference will be selected by NBA head coaches.
This year, the All-Stars will be selected without regard to position. The process for assigning players to the two U.S. teams will be determined at a later date.
If NBA All-Star voting does not result in the selection of 16 U.S. players and eight international players (which can include American players with ties to other countries if necessary), then NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will select additional All-Stars to join either group to reach that minimum. In that case, at least one team would have more than eight players.
