The NBA just can't settle on an All-Star format. The Elam Ending came and went. The East vs. West format has been axed twice now with a player draft held in between those two runs. This season, the NBA tried something new.

NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver began his press conference Thursday with a big announcement. After nearly a year of exploratory talks across the continent, Silver said the league is officially moving ahead with its plans to explore a new basketball league in Europe.

In a controversial move that may have just doubled as a scathing indictment of how he felt about the game, Los Angeles Lakers superstar power forward LeBron James revealed during All-Star Weekend that he would sit out the game and avoid his press obligations as he dealt with an injury.