NBA All-Star Game could return to East vs. West format

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Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James of Team LeBron, dribbles past Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo of Team Giannis during the 2020 NBA All-Star Game at the United Center.The NBA All-Star Game may soon return to an East vs. West format.

Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday in a televised interview on ESPN that changes are coming to the All-Star Game — and while stopping short of saying any decision has been finalized, he hinted that the current format of top vote-getters serving as captains and drafting their own teams may be shelved.

“Maybe a return to something more traditional, in terms of how the teams are presented,” Silver said in the interview on ESPN’s “First…