Prior to the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, a popular question roughly 600 miles east of Cleveland was why Boston never hosts the event.
After all, the last time the All-Star Game took place in Boston was 1964 — a historic night most notable because players threatened to strike unless the league’s owners recognized their union. Since, the event has traveled all over the country including multiple appearances in other cities without returning to the home of one of its most successful franchises.
That might change in the near future, however. Per the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn, the Celtics‘ ownership group — led by Wyc Grousbeck and Steve Pagliuca — plans to submit an application to host, and the league could award Boston the event as soon as 2025.