The new LED basketball court that the NBA will unveil for All-Star Saturday night is the largest installation of an LED floor assembled. The vision for the floor came to fruition after the league scouted the floor at the FIBA game last year and built a relationship with a German glass floor company.
The NBA will debut a new full video LED court by ASB GlassFloor for NBA All-Star 2024 events at Lucas Oil Stadium. The court will be used for various events, including Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, State Farm All-Star Saturday Night, and AT&T Slam Dunk.
“There is a whole group of people that is specific to the programming of the elements that will be on the court,” said Carlton Myers, NBA, SVP, and Head of Live Production and Entertainment, at an event to unveil the court to the media on Thursday. “So imagine a video control room, which would typically be controlling the jumbotron, something similar.
According to Myers, it takes a lot of people working together to make sure the graphics on screen are just right, so that you’re always focused on the action on the court. They do all this to make sure you have a fun and exciting time watching the game.
“The court is a graphic image,” he added. “It’s like a television screen. What you see there is actually there and we have the ability to change that anytime we want. One thing it definitely does is draw your eye to what’s going on and all the enhancements and embellishments that we can do on the court when something happens. I think we are going to get a really good fan reaction to it.”
The sports floor, designed with interactive features, enhances the game experience for fans in the arena and those watching on TV, showcasing various designs and colors, instant replays and videos, live stats, animated player tracking, engaging games for fans during breaks, and interesting animations after big plays.
“We always want to be on the cutting edge of technology,” added Myers. “Anything that is going to bring fans closer to the game and get them more interested in what we are doing, we continually want to push the envelope there.”
Lucas Oil Stadium hosts the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Feb. 16, airing on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. The State Farm All-Star Saturday Night follows on Feb. 17, airing on TNT at 8 p.m. ET. The event reaches fans in 200+ countries in 50+ languages.
