New York, Nov 26 (IANS): The NBA and the Indiana Pacers have announced that NBA All-Star in Indianapolis, which was originally scheduled for February 12-14, 2021, will now be held February 16-18, 2024.

"Public health conditions prevented the Pacers, the NBA All-Star Host Committee and the NBA from appropriately planning and executing fan-focused All-Star activities in Indianapolis that were envisioned for this February," an NBA release stated.

The 2024 NBA All-Star Game will take place at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, home of the Pacers, on February 18, 2024.

"While we are disappointed that the NBA All-Star Game will not take place in Indianapolis in 2021, we are looking forward to the Pacers and the city hosting the game and surrounding events in 2024," said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

"I want to thank Herb Simon, Steve Simon, Rick Fuson and the entire Pacers organisation as well as the NBA All-Star 2021 Host Committee and the community of Indianapolis for working with us to reschedule our All-Star activities."

NBA All-Star 2024 in Indianapolis will follow Cleveland in 2022 and Salt Lake City in 2023 as All-Star host. The 2024 game will mark the second NBA All-Star in Indianapolis, which hosted the midseason classic in 1985.

"We are excited about the opportunity to bring Indiana the very best All-Star experience in 2024," said Pacers owner Herb Simon.

"The efforts of so many Hoosiers to prepare for NBA All-Star 2021 put us ahead of the game for the hard work to come, and we are so grateful to the NBA for once again recognising Indianapolis as a city that delivers world-class events," he added.