Trail Blazers Out Of Running For '20, '21 NBA All-Star Games

Trail Blazers CEO Chris McGowan said the team “won't be a finalist for the All-Star bids that were put out for bid.” The locations of the ‘20 and ‘21 games have “yet to be determined.” The NBA has “repeatedly said that Portland doesn't have enough large, centrally located hotels to accommodate the league over an All-Star weekend.” McGowan said, "When they put out future years we'll bid again" (OREGONLIVE.com, 9/25).

Meanwhile, the Blues are “submitting a bid to host” the NHL ASG in ’20 or ’21 at Scottrade Center. The bid is “timed in conjunction with completion” of a three-phase, $140M renovation project at the arena. Blues President & CEO of Business Operations Chris Zimmerman said, “The initiative really is tied to moving the building forward.” He added, “We have never had an All-Star game in this building.” The NHL has held its ASG in St. Louis twice before, in ‘70 and ‘88 (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 9/26).