The new format featured three teams: USA Stars, USA Stripes and Team World. They played a round-robin of 12-minute games before the top two advanced to the final. Both advancing teams were American.

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic was voted as the best player in the world in a recent survey by his peers.

A recent clip of the pregame All-Star ceremony drew widespread public reaction, as Nikola Jokic was seen in a hurry to exit the stage.

Nikola Jokic’s legacy will never be enhanced by a contrived event. He is as real as it gets. The All-Star game can just deal with it.