Now that the NBA's completely revamped 2024–25 All-Star weekend has concluded, it seems to be the pretty unanimous consensus among pundits and players that the new format was a bust.
The league wanted to amp up both interest from the public and buy-in from the league, but the tweaks it made—like adding appearances from Kevin Hart and Mr. Beast, plus a momentum-killing Inside the NBA tribute, among other changes—just did not deliver.
So, there are lots of ideas circulating at the moment, seeing as there is still an All-Star problem to fix. And one idea that was thrown around Sunday night? Bringing the game to Boston—at the very least, Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown thinks it could be a good idea.
"That would be great," Brown told Boston Globe reporter Gary Washburn, who was the one to suggest Bean Town. "That would be awesome. I think the city is equipped for it. I think the fans, you got the craziest fans in the world in Boston, so I'm sure that they would enjoy it. It kind of seemed like it was a little empty in here tonight, I don't think in Boston that would happen. So yeah, if we bring the All-Star game to Boston I would love to be there and I would love to participate."
Watch that answer from Sunday night below:
.@GwashburnGlobe asks Jaylen Brown if he thinks the All-Star game should come to Boston:
— Celtics on CLNS (@CelticsCLNS) February 17, 2025
"They got the craziest fans in the world in Boston ... it kinda seemed like it was a little empty in here tonight. I don't think in Boston that would happen."
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Of course, Brown has no actual control over where the game is played and certainly has an obvious interest in seeing it played in Boston—so it's not surprising to hear him endorse this idea. But it could be pretty cool, considering the passion of the city's sports fans and the fact that Boston hasn't hosted the game since 1964.
If it were to happen, though, it couldn't be until 2028, at the earliest—the 2026 All-Star game will be held in Los Angeles at the Clippers' Intuit Dome, while the 2027 contest is already slated for the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Jaylen Brown Open to All-Star Game in Boston, Says Chase Center Was 'a Little Empty'.
