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NBA adopts pickup style tournament to replace All-Star game: Will it revive the league's beleaguered All-Star weekend?

In the NBA's latest and perhaps most drastic effort to revive the league's beleaguered All-Star weekend, it announced Tuesday that it is replacing the traditional All-Star game with a pickup-style tournament.

TNT analysts and NBA veterans Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith will serve as team captains.

The announcement confirms multiple reports that the league was considering adopting a tournament format. The new format will debut on Feb. 16 as the Golden State Warriors host the league's annual All-Star festivities. Instead of a single All-Star game that's traditionally played on Sunday, the league will host a one-day tournament featuring four teams made up of eight players each.