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NBA picks Los Angeles for 2018 NBA All-Star Game, report says

The NBA will formally announce Tuesday that the 2018 All-Star Game will be played in Los Angeles, USA Today reported.

Indianapolis and Miami also were on the league’s short list of possible cities for 2018, according to the report, but the league opted to take its annual midseason extravaganza out of the Eastern or Central time zones for the first time in six years.

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The All-Star Game, which over the past five seasons has been in Orlando, Houston, New Orleans, New York and Toronto, is scheduled for Charlotte, N.