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The Los Angeles Clippers are set to be the home of NBA All-Star Weekend for 2026. Steve Ballmer was happy to announce that they will host it at Inglewood’s Intuit Dome. However, the annual event is always held per city which means that the Los Angeles Lakers could have an opportunity to also invest their time and resources in helping the other team near them. Adam Silver outlined that this was possible but Jeanie Buss‘ team opted out, via Law Murray of The Athletic.

“There were other events booked at Crypto. So, they opted not to be part of this All-Star experience. I’m sure, at the end of the day, there are things that the Lakers will be doing to host events over the course of the All-Star week. The Lakers will find ways. Also, using their huge fanbase to directly connect with the…

LeBron James and Kevin Durant haven’t played against each other in nearly five years. The NBA’s schedule makers did their best to ensure the drought of two of the league’s biggest stars not facing each other will end soon.

The Lakers will host Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 26 for their home opener at Crypto.com Arena, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Friday.

Both teams are also playing on the league’s Opening Day, with the Lakers traveling to Denver to play the defending champion Nuggets in a rematch of the Western Conference finals and the Suns traveling to San Francisco to play the Golden State Warriors.

If James and Durant play in the Lakers’ home opener, it’ll mark the first time they played against each other since Dec. 25, 2018, when the Lakers beat the…