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 NBA All-Star Weekend returned to the Bay Area for the first time in a quarter century, transforming San Francisco and Oakland into basketball epicenters.

Over the weekend in San Francisco, California, the NBA hosted its All-Star Weekend.

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.

Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson or also known as H.E.R. sits courtside during Game 1 of the NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

A 22-year-old Barry scored 38 points in a contest that featured 18 Hall of Famers. "Yeah, it was pretty damn good."

Although the long awaited NBA All-Star game is on Sunday, it’s not holding people back from enjoying the activities the weekend has to offer.

As NBA All-Star Weekend kicks off in the Bay Area​, local and international communities united through food, music, culture and sport.

It was six hours before game time and people were already filing into the Thrive City plaza outside the Chase Center.

All that glitters is gold, but even the New York Knicks' headliners couldn't break the NBA All-Star Weekend mold. Boasting their most legitimate championship ca

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