With the 2020 NBA All-Star Game right around the corner, the league decided it was the perfect platform to honor 18-time All-Star Kobe Bryant, who was tragically killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash.
It’s safe to say there will be numerous tributes honoring Bryant, as well as his 13-year old basketball-loving daughter Gianna, and the other seven passengers aboard the helicopter.
One of those tributes comes via a rule change. The league is revamping the All-Star Game rules, perhaps as a one-off, but perhaps as a long-term change. The changes were first reported by Tim Reynolds of the AP:
Rather than just playing to win the game, the teams will play to win each of the four quarters.