The 2021 NBA All-Star game is officially happening. Here's everything you need to know

It's all in one night.

For weeks now, it’s been evident that the NBA was going to have an All-Star game despite the COVID-19 pandemic raging on.

There were so many signals showing us that it’d happen. All-Star voting carried on as it normally would, news leaked about the NBA potentially having the game in Atlanta. A schedule of the events that would take place over the weekend also began circulating.

Now, it’s all official. The NBA’s All-Star game is back on. The league officially announced the news on Thursday.

They announced the game…but with a bit of a twist. Instead of being over the weekend, it’s all in one night in Atlanta.

Yup. Here’s everything you need to know.