NBA All-Star Weekend is headed back to Miami, with the league finalizing plans for the city to host in 2028, according to Sam Amick and Eric Nehm of The Athletic.
The decision has not been officially announced. ESPN first reported the news.
It would mark Miami’s first time hosting since 1990, when the Heat were just two years into their existence. That’s a long absence for a warm-weather city with plenty of hotels and no shortage of appeal to NBA players.
The obstacle has largely been the calendar.
The Miami International Boat Show traditionally occupies Presidents Day weekend, the same window used for All-Star festivities. With hotel rooms and convention space committed to that event, accommodating the NBA has been difficult.
According to the Miami Herald, as cited by The Athletic, the boat show is expected to move to a different weekend in 2028. That would create the opening the league needs.
So Miami’s long wait appears close to ending. The city has long offered an attractive setting for the event. Finding room for it has been another matter.
Phoenix is scheduled to host the next All-Star Weekend, Feb. 19-21, 2027. Miami would follow, bringing the event back to South Florida after nearly four decades.
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