Silver: 'Highly likely' Indianapolis hosts ASG in near future

The last time an NBA All-Star Game was held in the state of Indiana was during the 1984-85 season at the Hoosier Dome, with Houston Rockets big man Ralph Sampson taking home Most Valuable Player honors.

The NBA has already announced locations for its midseason exhibition through 2019 at the very least, with Indianapolis on commissioner Adam Silver's radar as far as where the game could possibly be held after that.

"We are having conversations with the president team Rick Fuson and Jim Morris, along with Herb and Steve Simon," Silver said when addressing the media in London on Thursday. "I know they are very interested. We're still talking about some of the logistics in terms of exactly what year, and even maybe the possibility of playing in a larger arena.

"So, all those things need to be worked through, but I think it's highly likely that we will return to Indianapolis for an All-Star Game in the near future."

The All-Star Game will be held this year at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, and then Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2018. The league is prioritizing giving the game back to Charlotte for 2019 if a resolution can be reached in terms of North Carolina's controversial state laws concerning the LGBT community.