NBA discourages large gatherings for All-Star weekend in Atlanta March 1, 2021 c_admin NBA News Comments Off on NBA discourages large gatherings for All-Star weekend in Atlanta FILE – in this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Saitama, near Tokyo. Silver, in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, defended the league’s decision to have an All-Star Game in Atlanta on March 7 and said he believes the league can do so safely during a pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) (Jae C. Hong)