On Thursday night, the NBA's All-Star game captains, Lebron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks will draft their teams.
The NBA All-Star game draft began in 2018, when the league decided to change the format of the game from a classic Eastern vs. Western conference showdown, to captains choosing players with no regard to a player's conference affiliation. In addition to this change, the league added another new aspect for 2020, in an effort to honor former NBA legend Kobe Bryant following his recent death.Each of the first three quarters, which will be 12 minutes long, will start with a score of 0-0.
At the end of the third quarter, the scores from each quarter will be combined, setting the stage for the fourth quarter. At the start of the fourth quarter, the game clock will be turned off, and a target score will be set by adding 24 points to the leading team's cumulative score, a tribute to one of Bryant's jersey numbers.
In addition to the $100,000 per quarter, the winner of the entire game will be awarded an additional $200,000 for the Chicago charity of their choice. The NBA announced today a new format for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game that makes the outcome of every quarter count for charity. The changes include a new fourth-quarter format that will honor the late Kobe Bryant.
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