The Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend is a series of events hosted by the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

(PBA). Held in the middle of the PBA season, usually before or during the second conference, it consists of a variety of

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events, exhibitions, and performances culminating in the

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that showcases the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, bu ...

held on Sunday night. No regular games are held during this period, which is also known as the All-Star break. Since 2017, the All-Star festivities were extended for a week, instead of starting it on a Friday.

Events

All-Star Game

The All-Star game, held on Sunday, is the main event of the weekend.

Shooting Stars Challenge

This event was introduced in 2006.

Obstacle Challenge

From 1994 to 2002, the competition is known as the "Buzzer Beater contest".

Three-Point Shootout

Slam Dunk Contest

Blitz Game

Rookies vs. Sophomores

Team Greats vs. Team Stalwarts

From 2012 to 2014, The Rookies vs. Sophomores Blitz Game was replaced by the Team Stalwarts vs Team Greats, which each team composed of four PBA Legends and eight current PBA players. In 2016, the game was recontinued in place of the Blitz Game but stopped being held starting in 2017. The game returned in 2023 with both Team Stalwarts and Greats only composed of rookies, sophomores, and junior (third year) players.

Rookies/Sophomores vs. Juniors

Other games

References

External links

{{Philippine Basketball Association navbox Recurring sporting events established in 1989 1989 establishments in the Philippines Annual sporting events in the Philippines