The NBA All-Star Game and all the attendant weekend festivities come to San Francisco this year with the Golden State Warriors hosting the contest on their home court at Chase Center.

The biggest stars in the NBA shined in the newly formatted All-Star Game that featured a four-team mini-tournament. The format was designed to have the players put on an entertaining performance for the thousands of fans in attendance.

Welcome NBA Fans! With the All-Star game in the rearview mirror, we’re officially two months until the NBA playoffs. It will be interesting to see how the stars that were dealt with at the deadline impact how their team will perform in the final stretch and how the play-in race takes form.

The first NBA All-Star Game was played in 1951 at Boston Gardens and it only happened because Celtics owner Walter Brown agreed to cover any losses the game might incur. It drew 10,000 people and was considered an instant success.