Last month, it was announced that the NBA was headed to Chicago for the 2020 All-Star Game. It turns out the league apparently likes the idea of holding its mid-winder showcase in the midwest, as the NBA announced that it will make its way to Indianapolis for its All-Star Weekend in 2021.
The news was reported on Wednesday morning, and later in the day, the league announced that it will host the game and all of its various additional events at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Indianapolis to host #NBAAllStar 2021!
The 70th annual game will take place at @TheFieldhouse, home of the @Pacers, on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. pic.twitter.com/tJcq6WY34N
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) December 13, 2017
It’s official.
⭐️ NBA All-Star 2021 ⭐️
📍 Indianapolis#IndyAllStar2021 pic.twitter.com/hGvXkj7ZAY— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) December 13, 2017
Barring anything unforeseen happening, the NBA holding its All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis is the latest in a line of massive events that will happen in the capital of the Hoosier State over the course of the year.
In the words of @IndyMonthly, just call Indy host city 2021.
NBA All-Star Game
Final Four#Indy500
B1G 🏈
CFB title game (2022)#IndyAllStar2021 👉https://t.co/M26RH202ra
#LoveIndy pic.twitter.com/82hX8BTun3— Visit Indy (@VisitIndy) December 13, 2017
This is the first time that Bankers Life Fieldhouse will host the league’s marquee weekend, and the third time the All-Star Game will take place in Indiana. The league’s 1954 All-Star Game took place in Fort Wayne, and was the third time the NBA held the event. Thirty-two years later, the NBA went to Indianapolis and held the 1985 game in the now-defunct Hoosier Dome.
The league now has locations set for its next four All-Star weekends. In addition to Chicago and Indianapolis, the NBA will take the event to Los Angeles in 2018 and Charlotte in 2019.
