Knicks and Nets Both to Reportedly Host 2015 NBA All-Star Game

September 24th, 2013 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks may have one of the NBA's best burgeoning rivalries, but the league office has found one thing the two battling sides can agree on—the split of hosting duties for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. 

ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported earlier Tuesday that a press conference has been scheduled in New York City on Wednesday, where the league will announce the cooperative endeavor.



Although slow-moving with an official announcement, the NBA's plans to make New York a central hub for the mid-winter festivities has been known for months. The subject was first broached last February during the All-Star Weekend in Houston, and commissioner-in-waiting Adam Silver addressed the subject with the New York Post in August, per Tim Bontemps.    

“There is progress in that the teams are working together…recognizing that it’s in both of their interests to create a basketball festival-type atmosphere around All-Star in New York, and so things are going well,” Silver said.

At the time, there was still wrangling left to be done about w ...

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