The round-robin format, featuring two teams of American All-Stars and one international team, featured multiple buzzer beaters, a Kawhi Leonard scoring binge and a renewed effort by the players.

At the 26th NBA All-Star Technology Summit at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg, Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel and the world’s most-followed basketball YouTube creator Jesser previewed a new AI-powered technology that allows fans to watch live games from a player’s vantage point in real time.

Many NBA players have live-in chefs, trainers or personal assistants. Jalen Williams’ hired housemate is Owen, one of the league’s few live-in videographers. Owen has chronicled Williams’ rise from a rookie out of mid-major Santa Clara to an All-NBA wing.

Miami's Keshad Johnson won the Slam Dunk Contest and Damian Lillard won his third 3-Point Contest while still rehabbing his torn Achilles.