In just over two weeks time, the NBA All-Star Game will emanate from Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. A few days later — on February 21 to be exact — it will be the 25th anniversary of when the same event was hosted by the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, bringing the entire basketball world to the Rocky Mountains for the first time.
The 1993 NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake was obviously a landmark moment. Not just for the Jazz organization, but for the state of Utah as a whole. Having said that, the event’s return to the Wasatch Front is long overdue, something Jazz president Steve Starks is reportedly looking to rectify.