Uptown Charlotte has been transformed into an NBA-themed hub ahead of the league’s marquee All-Star Game this weekend.
Inside the Spectrum Center, which will host the Rising Stars game Friday and the All-Star Game Sunday, a purple and teal “All-Star 2019 Charlotte” logo adorns the center court. A massive brightly lit stage where NBA players will be introduced occupies several sections of the arena in the lower bowl area.
“Obviously when you walk in, it doesn’t look like it does for a regular Charlotte Hornets game,” Kevin Dobstaff, the NBA’s senior vice president of live programming and entertainment, told reporters during a tour of the arena Thursday.