This shattered the existing attendance record previously held at Ford Field on December 13, 2003, when 78,129 attendees watched Michigan State play Kentucky.

In March 2017, after several provisions of the bill were partially repealed, the NBA awarded the 2019 All-Star Weekend to Charlotte.

[17] If a player is unavailable for the game due to injury, the NBA commissioner selects a replacement for the roster.

This has occurred nine times, the first such instance being in 1962, when four players each from the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers were chosen.

For instance, in the 2007 game, Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady were chosen as the starting Western Conference guards.

Gameplay usually involves players attempting spectacular slam dunks and alley oops and defensive effort is limited.

In 2020, the NBA took the score at the end of three quarters and added 24 points (in honor of Kobe Bryant, who had been killed in a helicopter crash a month prior).

The player introductions are accompanied by significant fanfare, including lighting effects, dance music, DJ's, elaborate portable stages, and pyrotechnics.

For example, Patrick Ewing, who normally wore #33, ended up wearing #3 early in his career as Larry Bird also had that number.

A major recording artist typically sings "O Canada" and "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to tipoff.

Halftime is longer than a typical NBA game partly due to musical performances by popular artists.

The first such halftime show happened in the 2000 game, with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mary J. Blige, 98 Degrees, Montell Jordan, Martina McBride, and LL Cool J performing.

Parenthesized numbers indicate multiple times that venue, city, or player has occurred as of that instance (e.g. "Michael Jordan (2)" in 1996 indicates that was his second All-Star MVP award).

As of the 2024 All-Star Game (the 2023–24 NBA season)[update], the Eastern Conference leads with a record of 38 wins and 29 losses.

All-Star Weekend also features popular exhibition games and competitions featuring NBA players, celebrities, and alumni as well as players from the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and NBA G League (G League).