NBA All-Star Game 2020: 5 Things To Know About The New Format

CHICAGO, IL — The basketball community has been reeling in the days following the death of Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others in a helicopter crash in California. On Thursday, the NBA announced it will change the format of the 2020 All-Star Game in Chicago, in part to honor the late Lakers legend.

The new rules represent a drastic altering of past All-Star Games, and you may be confused if you tune into the game Feb. 16 without first reading up on the changes.

Here are five important details to know about the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago.

1. The new rules mean that the scores after each of the first three quarters will reset to zero, with the winner of the respective quarters receiving $100,000 to be donated to the community organization of its choice.
2. At the start of the fourth quarter, the game clock will be turned off and a "Final Target Score" will be set. The target score will be determined by taking the leading team's total score from the first three quarters and adding 24 points. The 24 represents the late Kobe Bryant's longtime uniform number.
3. The team that gets to the target score first in the untimed final quarter will be declared as the game's winner and earn an additional $200,000 for its designated community organization.
4. Team captains Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James are in charge of selecting the community organizations their respective teams. The community-based organizations must be from the Chicago area.
5. If the first or second quarter ends in a tie, the $100,000 charity award for that quarter will be added to the next quarter's award, according to a press release from the NBA. Additionally, if one team wins each of the first three quarters and also gets to the Final Target Score first, $100,000 will be donated to the losing team's charity.

Here are the official team rosters for Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis.