Late on Tuesday night, the NBA officially announced the brand new U.S. vs. World format for the 2026 All-Star Game . This edition of the annual showcase will feature a round-robin tournament between three teams -- two made up entirely of Americans and one made up of international players.

Each team will have at least eight players and the games will last 12 minutes. Here's how the tournament will work. Via the NBA:

"In the round-robin tournament, Team A will play Team B in Game 1. The winning team from Game 1 will take on Team C in Game 2, followed by the losing team of Game 1 meeting Team C in Game 3.

"After Game 3, the top two teams by record will advance to face each other in the championship game (Game 4). If all three teams have a 1-1 record after Game 3, the tiebreaker woul

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