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It’s official: Clippers to host 2026 All-Star Game at Intuit Dome

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, middle, flanked by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, Inglewood, California, Mayor James Butts and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, at a news conference announcing that the 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be held at the team's new arena, Intuit Dome, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Inglewood.

LOS ANGELES — Donning a hard hat while wearing a reflective safety vest over his suit and tie, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stepped into a construction site Tuesday morning to announce a future celebration, officially unveiling the Clippers’ future arena, Intuit Dome, as the host of the league’s 2026 All-Star Game.

“They’re under such a tight schedule here that we said, ‘Can you stop the sawing for eight minutes?’ ” Silver said. “And they said, ‘No. That’s the only way we’re going to be able to open on time.’ ”

Not even Clippers owner Steve Ballmer’s

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