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NBA All-Star Weekend returns to Chicago for the first time since 1988

DeKALB — For the first time in 32 years, Chicago will host the NBA All-Star weekend.This will be the first time the events have been held in the city since the 1987-88 NBA season.

All-Star weekend will start Friday with a class of 2020 Hall of Fame announcement on NBA TV at 4 p.m., when the NBA will announce all players eligible for the hall of fame this year.

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Team Wilbon's Famous Los, left, shoots as Team Stephen A's Darius Miles defends during the first half of the NBA Celebrity All-Star basketball game Friday, Feb.