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The 1987 All-Star Weekend was scheduled to take place at the immense Kingdom Stadium in Seattle.
Prior to 1985, Kingdom Stadium had always been the home court of the Supersonics, but during the 85-86 season, the Supersonics moved their home court to the smaller and more modern KeyArena.
In recent years, NBA teams had gradually moved away from these large, multi-purpose sports complexes like the Kingdom to smaller, more modern, and better equipped basketball arenas.
For instance, the Detroit Pistons were preparing to move from the Silverdome to the under-construction Palace of Auburn Hills, a new arena that started construction in 1986 and was expected to be ready for use by 1988.
